The Lobedu queendom was a precolonial state belonging to the Lobedu people in northeastern modern-day South Africa, controlling the territory between the Great and Little Letaba rivers. The state was headed by the Rain Queen, who was renowned for her rainmaking powers; in the present day the position constitutes a non-sovereign monarchy within South Africa.
The Lobedu queendom was a precolonial state belonging to the Lobedu people in northeastern modern-day South Africa, controlling the territory between the Great and Little Letaba rivers. The state was headed by the Rain Queen, who was renowned for her rainmaking powers; in the present day the position constitutes a non-sovereign monarchy within South Africa.
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