Khama III
![](/Images/godic/202501/22/Chief-khama-III4101.jpg")
Khama III (1837?-1923), referred to by missionaries as Khama the Good, was the kgosi (meaning chief or king) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), who made his country a protectorate of the United Kingdom to ensure its survival against Boer and Ndebele encroachments.