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Moshoeshoe I (/ m ʊ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) (c. 1786 – 11 March 1870) was the first king of Lesotho. He was the first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli lineage, a branch of the Koena (crocodile) clan. In his youth, he helped his father gain power over some other smaller clans. At the age of 34 Moshoeshoe formed his own clan ...
[1] Regarding Matitta's birth, RM Mohono, fellow founder of the Moshoeshoe Berean Bible Readers Church (MBBRC), author and historian, wrote: Long ago among Basotho there was a prophetess by the name of Makhetha Mantsopa. She was a Christian. She lived at Lekhalong-la-bo-Tau, today known as Modderpoort.
Lesotho was created by the settlers in the 1869 Convention of Aliwal North following the conflict over land with Moshoeshoe I, the king of the Southern Sothos. The Southern Sotho of Lesotho's identity emerged from the creation of Lesotho by the British after the Boers defeated Moshoeshoe I in the Third Basotho War in 1868 and he asked the ...
Because Moshoeshoe II initially refused to return to Lesotho under the new rules of the government in which the King was endowed only with ceremonial powers, Moshoeshoe's son was installed as King Letsie III. In 1992, Moshoeshoe II returned to Lesotho as a regular citizen until 1995 when King Letsie abdicated the throne in favor of his father.
'Mantsopa Anna Makhetha (1793–1908), often referred to as 'Mantsopa, [1] was a Basotho prophetess, rainmaker, and storyteller. She advised King Moshoeshoe I and predicted the outcomes of several battles, including the Battle of Viervoet in 1851 and the Battle of Berea in 1852.
(1) The College of Chiefs may at any time designate, in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho, the person (or the persons, in order of prior right) who are entitled to succeed to the office of King upon the death of the holder of, or the occurrence of any vacancy in, that office and if on such death or vacancy, there is a person who has ...
'Mantšebo's name at birth was Moipone Nkoebe. [1] She was the daughter of Sempe Nkoebe, who was a chief in the Quthing region and a "ranking member of the royal dynasty". [ 2 ] After completing her primary education, 'Mantšebo married Seeiso Griffith , the son of Griffith Lerotholi (who had succeeded his brother Letsie Lerotholi as paramount ...
Moshoeshoe may refer to: Moshoeshoe I ( c. 1776 -1870), paramount chief of southern Sotho; founder of Basuto kingdom (later Basutoland, then Lesotho) Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938-1996), king of Lesotho