1696 (MDCXCVI) ebile ngwagamolele wa go thoma ka Sontaga, ngwaga wa bošupa ngwagengsome wa 1690s, ngwaga wa bomasomesenyane tshela ngwagengkgolo wa Ngwagakgolo 17, le ngwaga wa bomakgolo tshela masomesenyane tshela ngwagengkete wa Ngwagakete 2.