Case file · Sacred site
Modjadji, the Rain Queen
The Balobedu of Limpopo are ruled by a hereditary queen, Modjadji, believed to control the rain; neighbouring rulers once sent gifts asking for it.
1800 CE · -23.63, 30.33 · status: account
The account
The line of queens dates to around 1800. H. Rider Haggard's novel She (1887) drew on the legend of an immortal queen in the north. Masalanabo Modjadji VII took the title in 2023 after a long succession dispute. The year is approximate.