Game Of Thrones (10) - Khama Becomes King

We left off in 1872, with Kgosi Sechele having summoned a Letsholo (armed meeting), which was attended by many Bangwato as well as Bakwena.

Before the gathering, the Mokwena declared that he would mobilise his regiments to assist Khama in gaining the throne as “there will be no peace in the country while either Sekgoma or Matsheng is chief of the Bangwato.”

Sechele’s determination to intervene had been reinforced by Matsheng’s decision to close the roads into the Amandebele kingdom in an ill-advised attempt to undermine Lobengula. Instead, it had the practical effect of uniting all of the merafe against him, as well as the Amandebele and local traders.

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