List of rulers of baKgatla

Territory located in present-day Botswana.

Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
16??	Separation of baKgatla bagaKgafêla segment separated from rest of tribe
c.1770 to c.1790	Molefê a Kgwêfane, Kgôsikgolo
c.1790 to c.1795	Mmakgotso a Kgwêfane, acting Kgôsikgolo
c.1795 to c.1810	Phetô II Ramphojane a Molefê, Kgôsikgolo
c.1810 to c.1815	Senwêlô a Molefê, acting Kgôsikgolo	1st Term
c.1815 to c.1820	Letsêbê a Phetô, Kgôsikgolo
c.1820 to 1821	Senwêlô a Molefê, acting Kgôsikgolo	2nd Term
1821 to 1824	Motlotle a Molefê, acting Kgôsikgolo
1824 to 1853	Pilane a Phetô, Kgôsikgolo
1833 to 1833	Kgotlamaswê a Phetô, Kgôsikgolo	In rebellion
1853 to May 1875	Kgamanyane a Pilane, Kgôsikgolo
May 1875 to 1876	Bogatsu a Pilane, acting Kgôsikgolo
1876 to 25 October 1924	Lentswe I a Kgamanyane, Kgôsikgolo
1924 to 1929	Isang a Lentswe, acting Kgôsikgolo (Isang Pilani)
1929 to 1936	Molefi a Kgafêla, Kgôsikgolo (Molefi Pilane)	1st Term
1936 to 1942	Mmusi a Kgafêla, acting Kgôsikgolo	1st Term
1942 to 1945	Council of Regency:-
	Bakgatla a Letswe
	Molefi a Segale
	Amos Kgamanyane a Mogale
1945 to 1958	Molefi a Kgafêla, Kgôsikgolo (Molefi Pilane)	2nd Term
1958 to 1963	Mmusi a Kgafêla, acting Kgôsikgolo	2nd Term
1963 to present	Lentswe II a Molefi, Kgôsikgolo (Linchwe Molefi Kgafela)