Marota Empire
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The Marota Empire was a precolonial African state established by the Pedi people in what is now northeastern South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marota Empire canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pedi state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ precolonial African state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bapedi Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedi Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalLegacyIn |
Sepedi oral traditions
ⓘ
modern Pedi traditional leadership ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| engagedInConflictWith |
Boer settlers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Swazi kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Pedi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pedi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Mamone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thaba Mosega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sepedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBattle | Battle of Sekhukhune (1879) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDynasty | Maroteng dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | Sekhukhune War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Sekhukhune I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sekwati I NERFINISHED ⓘ Thulare I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeople | Bapedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle |
Kgosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Africa
ⓘ
northeastern South Africa ⓘ |
| lostIndependenceTo |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maroteng ruling lineage ⓘ |
| partOf | Transvaal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized chieftaincy system ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important precolonial polity in South African history ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Limpopo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mpumalanga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | age-regiment system ⓘ |
| subjectOf | South African colonial campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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