Kololo
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The Kololo were a group of people who migrated from South Africa and established a nation in what is now southwestern Zambia. They conquered the Lozi people around 1838, and the name "Barotse" became associated with the Lozi due to the Kololo language. In 1864, the Lozi defeated the Kololo, and the term "Lozi" eventually replaced "Barotse".12
The Kololo nation, led by King Sebetwane, was a composite Sotho-Lozi state known for its cattle and agriculture. Sebetwane was recognized for his just treatment of conquered peoples, which helped maintain peace. The Kololo were later absorbed into a reemerging Lozi state.1
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South AfricaThe Delagoa Bay slave tradeThe Kololo, on the other hand, moved east out of Transorangia, where they ran into Bay slavers, and migrated west into Botswana. In 1826 they were attacked by an alliance of Ngwaketse and European mercenaries and ended up in Zambia in the 1850s exporting slaves themselvesā¦
Read MoreThe Kololo, on the other hand, moved east out of Transorangia, where they ran into Bay slavers, and migrated west into Botswana. In 1826 they were attacked by an alliance of Ngwaketse and European mercenaries and ended up in Zambia in the 1850s exporting slaves themselvesā¦
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ZambiaExternal contactsā¦kingdom was ruled by the Kololo, warrior-herdsmen who had fled north from Sotho country. In the 1860s and ā70s the northern Chewa were conquered by a group of Ngoni, who had also come from the far south. Meanwhile, the Bemba and Kazembeās Lunda began selling ivory and slaves to Arabsā¦
Read Moreā¦kingdom was ruled by the Kololo, warrior-herdsmen who had fled north from Sotho country. In the 1860s and ā70s the northern Chewa were conquered by a group of Ngoni, who had also come from the far south. Meanwhile, the Bemba and Kazembeās Lunda began selling ivory and slaves to Arabsā¦
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