Lesotho - Sotho Kingdom, Moshoeshoe, Basotho | Britannica
4 天之前 · Lesotho - Sotho Kingdom, Moshoeshoe, Basotho: The violent upheavals of the early 19th century among the chiefdoms of Southern Africa intensified in Lesotho in the 1820s.
King Moshoeshoe I - South African History Online
King Moshoeshoe or Moshesh of the Basotho people of Lesotho. Photo from the Nineteenth Century. Also known as Moshesh, Mosheshwe or Mshweshwe. His name was allegedly changed from Lepoqo after a successful raid in which he had sheared the beards of his victims – the word ‘Moshoeshoe’ represented the sound of the shearing.
The Basotho | South African History Online
2011年3月31日 · Moshoeshoe is seen as the father of the Basotho people as he was responsible for drawing together the scattered Sotho peoples who had been driven apart by Zulu and Ndebele raids, and for creating Lesotho, the Basotho Kingdom. Moshoeshoe was the son of Mokoleti, a sub-chief and became a minor chief leading a group of young men of the same age ...
Moshoeshoe I - Wikipedia
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 ...
The Survival of the Sotho Under Moshoeshoe Essay - IvyPanda
The violence that was witnessed throughout this region threatened the extinction of many groups of people but not the organized Sotho society. The survival of this group of people is attributed to the strong leadership of their king Moshoeshoe the …
Moshoeshoe | African Chief, Founder of Lesotho | Britannica
2024年10月30日 · Moshoeshoe (also spelled Mshweshwe, Moshweshwe, or Moshesh)was the founder and first paramount chief of the Sotho (Basuto, Basotho) nation. One of the most successful Southern African leaders of the 19th century, Moshoeshoe combined aggressive military counteraction and adroit diplomacy against colonial invasions.
Kingdoms of Southern Africa - Lesotho / Basutoland - The History …
Moshoeshoe II enjoyed an 'interesting' time as the leader of his people, being promoted from paramount chief of Basutoland to king in 1965 and then renaming the state as Lesotho in 1966, and being sent into exile twice during his kingdom's troubled political situation (shown here with Princess Marina representing Queen Elizabeth II during ...
Legend of Africa: King Moshoeshoe I, wise & brave warrior …
2022年1月2日 · Moshoeshoe I, the founder and king of the Basotho Kingdom (current-day LESOTHO), was known for his military superiority and diplomatic capabilities. He was a key figure in defending Lesotho against European colonization and helping the country’s independence.
1818-1871 - Sotho Kingdom / Basutoland - GlobalSecurity.org
2012年10月23日 · Between the 16th and 19th centuries, refugees from surrounding areas gradually formed the Basotho ethnic group. Moshoeshoe, a contemporary (b. 1786) of Shaka, forged a strong Sotho kingdom on...
The Sotho Kingdom | COVE - COVE Collective
The Sotho Kingdom was an African kingdom in the country of Lesotho (also known as Basutoland) was an English and Dutch occupied colony. The Sotho Kingdom was led by a chieftain named Moshoeshoe who agreed to British occupation as long as they provided the country with protection from warlords and Dutch colonizers who killed many chieftains to ...