After 1877, with the British annexation of the Transvaal and the 1879 defeat of the Pedi by the British, the balance of power shifted away from African independent kingdoms in the region.
Ngemuva kuka-1877, ngokuxhaswa kweBrithani kweTransvaal kanye nokunqotshwa kwePedi ngabakwaBrithani ngo-1879, ibhalansi yamandla yashiya umbuso ozimele wase-Afrika esifundeni.