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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 ...
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.
Letsie I Moshoeshoe of Lesotho [1] (c. 1811 – 20 November 1891) was the paramount chief of Basotho (modern Lesotho) from 1870 to November 20, 1891. [ 2 ] Regnal titles
Moshoeshoe was then compelled to accept the peace of Thaba Bosiu on 11 April 1866, due to the exhaustion of Basotho food supplies. Moshoeshoe's son Molapo had also allegedly concluded a separate peace treaty. [3] Moshoeshoe then renewed entreaties for British protection after a short armistice.
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
Thaba Bosiu is a constituency and sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km 2 (0.77 sq mi) and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho, 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru. [1]
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 ...
Basotho Kingdom cedes land [4] Third Free State–Basotho War (1867–1868) Basotho Kingdom Orange Free State: Defeat (but prevention of total Boer conquest) Basutoland becomes a British protectorate [4] Morosi's Rebellion (1879) Basotho Kingdom United Kingdom: Baphuthi rebels Victory. Uprising suppressed [5]