Territory located in present-day Botswana.
Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1780 | bamaNgwato territorial establishment | |
| Mathiba a Moleta, | ||
| Khama I a Mathiba, | ||
| Kgari a Kgama Pebane, | ||
| Sedimo a Molosiwa, | ||
| Khama II a Kgari, | ||
| Sekgoma I a Kgari Mmaphiri, | ||
| Matsheng a Kgari, | ||
| Sekgoma I a Kgari Mnaphiri, | ||
| Matsheng a Kgari, | ||
| Khama III Boikanyo a Sekgoma, | ||
| Sekgoma I a Kgari Mnaphiri, | ||
| Khama III Boikanyo a Sekgoma, | ||
| Sekgoma II a Kgama Leraraetsa, | ||
| Gorewang a Khamane, | ||
| Tshêkêdi a Khama, | ||
| Serogola a Gagoitsege, | ||
| Tshêkêdi a Khama, | ||
| Sêrêtsê a Sekgoma a Kgama, | ||
| Keabôka Kgamane, | ||
| Rrasebolai a Gorewang George, | ||
| Leeapeetswe a Tshêkêdi, | ||
| Leeapeetswe a Tshêkêdi, | ||
| Mokgatsha Mokgadi, | ||
| Sediegeng Kgamane, |
Note
Ian Khama, the current president of Botswana, son of Seretse Kgama (first president of Botswana after independence in 1966), though the rightful heir of the Bamangwato tribe in Serowe, has never shown interest in taking the chieftaincy and is not expected to, even though most of the people from the tribe regard him as their king.
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