Makobo Modjadji

Makobo Modjadji VI
Queen Makobo in 2003
Rain Queen of Balobedu
Reign16 April 2003 – 12 June 2005
Coronation16 April 2003
PredecessorMokope Modjadji V
SuccessorMpapatla (as Prince Regent)
BornJuly 22, 1978
Limpopo, South Africa
DiedJune 12, 2005(2005-06-12) (aged 26)
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
PartnerDavid Mogale (2001-2005)
IssuePrince Lekukela
Masalanabo II Modjadji
Names
Makobo Caroline Modjadji
HouseModjadji
FatherUnknown
MotherPrincess Leakhale Maria Modjadji

Makobo Modjadji VI (Makobo Caroline Modjadji; 22 July 1978 – 12 June 2005) was the sixth in a line of the Balobedu tribe's Rain Queens. It is believed by her people that Makobo Modjadji had the ability to control the clouds and rivers. Makobo became queen on 16 April 2003 at the age of 25, after the death of her predecessor and grandmother, Queen Mokope Modjadji, and she reigned until her own death just two years later. This made her the youngest Queen in the history of the Balobedu tribe.[1]

  1. ^ Achebe, Nwando (2020). Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8214-4080-3. OCLC 1259012694.