Maleke was a regent of the Kwena tribe. He was the son of kgosi Seitlhamo and the younger brother of kgosi Legwale. Maleke became regent of the Bakwena after Legwale died c. 1798. As kgosi, Maleke led an attack against a Bangwaketse village in Kanye to avenge the death of his father.[1] He burned the village, and he is said to have killed Tawana, the uncle of the village's leader, Makaba.[2] A short time later, Maleke died of rabies after he was bitten by a dog. He was succeeded as regent by his younger brother Tshosa until Legwale's son Motswasele II became kgosi c. 1805.[1]
Maleke | |
|---|---|
| Title | Regent of the Bakwena |
| Term | Began c. 1798 |
| Predecessor | Legwale |
| Successor | Tshosa (regent) |
| Father | Seitlhamo |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Schapera 1980, p. 84.
- ^ Schapera 1942, pp. 3–4.
References
edit- Schapera, I. (1942). "A short history of the Bangwaketse". African Studies. 1 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/00020184208706566. ISSN 0002-0184.
- Schapera, I (1980). "Notes on the early history of the Kwena (Bakwena-bagaSechele)". Botswana Notes and Records. 12: 83–87. ISSN 0525-5090. JSTOR 40980796.
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