Bathoen
Bathoen is a royal title used by the Bangwaketse, a Tswana-speaking kingdom in what is today Botswana. The title has been held by several kgosi (chiefs) named Bathoen, including Bathoen I and Bathoen II, who played prominent roles in the history of the Bangwaketse and the region. The Bangwaketse are traditionally associated with the Southern District, with Kanye commonly cited as a center of Bangwaketse leadership and culture.
Historically, Bathoen rulers operated in a period of great upheaval as Boer incursions, the expansion of colonial
In the modern era, Botswana’s constitutional framework recognizes traditional leadership, and the Bathoen lineage continues to
See also: Bangwaketse, Kgosi, Bechuanaland Protectorate. The name Bathoen appears in historical documents and oral histories,