1697 (MDCXCVII) ebile ngwaga wa go thoma ka Labobedi, ngwaga wa boseswai ngwagengsome wa 1690s, ngwaga wa bomasomesenyane šupa ngwagengkgolo wa Ngwagakgolo 17, le ngwaga wa bomakgolo tshela masomesenyane šupa ngwagengkete wa Ngwagakete 2.