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Bangwaketse polity
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ca. 1620- . Location: Botswana, one of the eight Tswana kingdoms (merafe) officially recognized by the British following the establishment in 1885 of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The hereditary chief of the Bangwaketse is a member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, an advisory body of the Parliament of Botswana.
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Bangwaketse Kingdom
Ngwaketse Kingdom
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Botswanan polities
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09.01.02 NAMED POLITIES
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