Sekukuni

Sekhukhune I
King of the Bapedi People
Reign	September 1861 – August 1882 (21 years)
Successor	Sekhukhune II
Born	1814
Died	13 August 1882 (aged 68)
Father	Sekwati

Sekhukhune or Matsebe Sekhukhune, (1814–1882), the son of King Sekwati, was king of the Bapedi of Sekhukhuneland currently known as Mohlaletse village, in the present day Limpopo Province of South Africa. He became king upon his father's death in September 1861, married Legoadi IV in 1862 and lived at a mountain, now known as Thaba Ya Leolo, which he fortified.

As the Bapedi paramount leader he was faced with political challenges from the Boer, the independent South African Republic (ZAR) and the British Empire, with considerable social change caused by Christian missionaries.

He fought two wars: first successfully in 1876 against the ZAR and their Swazi allies, then unsuccessfully against the British and Swazi in 1879 during the Sekukuni Wars.

Sekhukhune was held until 1881 in Pretoria, then assassinated by a notable rival( Mampuru) after fighting for the Sekhukhune reignship in 1882.

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