The Lost Kingdom (Part 7)

Within Botswana, the Mambo’s authority was reinforced through the migration of Banyayi groups such as the Bamen’we, Badalaunde (Batalaote), Basenete, Banambia and Batshangate.

Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries much of north-eastern Botswana was under the local authority of the Men’we dynasty, whose residence in more modern times has been at Maitengwe. The Men’we rulers are descended from Nhale who was the son (or possibly grandson) by a junior house of Chilisamhulu Nichasike. Nhale is known to have had at least two sons – Thali and Tshongogwe.