The basics
Quick facts
Intro
King of the Makololo
Gender:
Male
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Siblings:
Sebetwane
The details
Biography
Introduction
Mbololo (or Mpololo) was a Litunga (chief) of Makololo tribe, a successor of Liswaniso. He ruled 1863 - 1864. He was the last king of Makololo dynasty.
Biography
Family
Mbololo was a brother of the King Sebetwane and uncle of the Queen Mamochisane and King Sekeletu.
Reign
He was a successor of the king Liswaniso and he seized the kingship in 1863. He was even more unpopular then Sekeletu.
He was very cruel and was overthrown by a force led by a Lozi contingent from the north in August 1864. After his death general Njekwa destroyed Makololo.
View of Coillard
The French missionary François Coillard, who had read much of David Livingstone’s work noted: