Venda Kingdom
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The Venda Kingdom was a precolonial African monarchy located in what is now northern South Africa, known for its distinct Venda culture, language, and traditional leadership.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchy
ⓘ
precolonial African kingdom ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Mozambique (regionally nearby)
ⓘ
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryNow | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Venda culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ ironworking and metalwork ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Venda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoHistoricalRegion | Venda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formOfGovernment | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Dzanani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songozwi area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeir | Venda chieftaincies in modern South Africa ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle |
Khosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King ⓘ Thovhele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Lake Fundudzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thathe Vondo forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shona-speaking polities to the north
ⓘ
neighboring Sotho-Tswana polities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct Venda cultural practices
ⓘ
initiation schools ⓘ rainmaking rituals ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ woodcarving and sculpture ⓘ |
| language | Venda language ⓘ |
| legacy |
basis for contemporary Venda traditional leadership structures
ⓘ
preservation of Venda language and culture ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern South Africa
ⓘ
present-day Limpopo Province ⓘ |
| partOf | precolonial polities of southern Africa ⓘ |
| region |
Soutpansberg region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoutpansberg district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
chiefdoms under a paramount king
ⓘ
clan-based society ⓘ |
| succession | patrilineal succession with royal lineages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
before European colonization of South Africa
ⓘ
precolonial era ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | Venda royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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