Sekhukhuneland

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Sekhukhuneland is a historical region in northeastern South Africa that served as the heartland of the Pedi kingdom and culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sekhukhuneland canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
associatedWithRuler Sekhukhune I
Thulare I
borderedBy Drakensberg escarpment
Olifants River
Steelpoort River
colonialIncorporation South African Republic
conflictWith British Empire
South African Republic
contains Burgersfort
Jane Furse
Mohlaletse
Steelpoort Valley
country South Africa
culturalPractice Pedi royal rituals
initiation schools
culturalRegionOf Pedi people
economyCurrentlyBasedOn chrome mining
platinum mining
economyHistoricallyBasedOn cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Pedi
hasCapital Mohlaletse
hasClimate semi-arid
hasTopography mountainous
valley systems
hasTraditionalLeadership Bapedi kingship
heartlandOf Pedi kingdom
historicalPeriod 19th century
knownFor Pedi cultural heritage
resistance to Boer expansion
resistance to British colonial rule
language Sepedi
laterIncorporatedInto Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa

Transvaal Colony
linked to: Transvaal

Union of South Africa
locatedIn Limpopo Province
northeastern South Africa
namedAfter King Sekhukhune I
partOf Greater Sekhukhune area
Sekhukhune District Municipality
Transvaal region
linked to: Transvaal
primaryReligion African traditional religion
Christianity
regionType rural
siteOf Sekhukhune Wars
traditionalAuthority Marota kingdom
linked to: Marota Empire

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pedi people traditionalRegion Sekhukhuneland
Bapedi traditionalCapital Sekhukhuneland
Bapedi traditionalHomeland Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhune I placeOfBirth Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhune I placeOfDeath Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhune I territoryRuled Sekhukhuneland
Mampuru II region Sekhukhuneland