# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sekhukhune-i
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:04:10.697Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sekhukhune-i"
name: "Sekhukhune I"
slug: "sekhukhune-i"
description: "Sekhukhune I was the paramount King of the Marota, more commonly known as the Bapedi, from 21 September 1861 until his assassination on 13 August 1882 by his rival and half-brother, Mampuru II. As the Pedi paramount leader he was faced with political challenges from Voortrekkers, the independent South African Republic, the British Empire, and considerable social change caused by Christian missionaries."
tagline: "19th century African monarch and king of the Bapedi nation"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL1882_pg008_SIKUKUNI.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1814"
deathDate: "1882-08-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.94
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.043236
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IShukhune"
    title: "IShukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune_Ier"
    title: "Sekhukhune Ier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsebe_Sekhukhune"
    title: "Matsebe Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhuni"
    title: "Sekhukhuni"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhukhune"
    title: "Sekhukhune"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B5_I"
    title: "Секукуне I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17592221"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump