"Mshweshwe" redirects here. For the traditional South African fabric, see Shweshwe.
Moshoeshoe I
Paramount Chief of the Basotho
Reign
1822 – 18 January 1870
Predecessor
first monarch
Successor
Letsie I
Born
c. 1786 Menkhoaneng, Southern Africa
Died
11 March 1870 (aged 83-84)
Burial
Thaba Bosiu
Consort
’MaMohato
House
Bamokoteli
Father
Mokhachane
Mother
Kholu
Moshoeshoe I (/mʊˈʃwɛʃwɛ/) (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 and became a chief. He and his followers settled at the Butha-Buthe Mountain. He became the first and longest-serving King of Lesotho in 1822.
MoshoeshoeI (/mʊˈʃwɛʃwɛ/) (c. 1786 – 11 March 1870) was the first king of Lesotho. He was the first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli...
MoshoeshoeI International Airport (IATA: MSU, ICAO: FXMM) is an airport serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is named in honor of...
Letsie IMoshoeshoe of Lesotho (c. 1811 – 20 November 1891) was the paramount chief of Basotho (modern Lesotho) from 1870 to November 20, 1891. "Kingdoms...
Moshoeshoe II (2 May 1938 – 15 January 1996), previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the Paramount Chief of Basutoland, succeeding paramount...
Moshoeshoe may refer to: MoshoeshoeI (c. 1776-1870), paramount chief of southern Sotho; founder of Basuto kingdom (later Basutoland, then Lesotho) Moshoeshoe...
1869 Convention of Aliwal North following the conflict over land with MoshoeshoeI, the king of the Southern Sothos. The Southern Sotho of Lesotho's identity...
capital of Lesotho, having been King Moshoeshoe's stronghold. Thaba Bosiu was used as a hideout by MoshoeshoeI and his subjects after they migrated from...
to "land of the Sesotho speakers". Lesotho was formed in 1824 by King MoshoeshoeI. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers made the King enter into...
of the Basuto people. He was the third son of Basuto paramount chief MoshoeshoeI. During his youth he fought in numerous conflicts against neighboring...
in the middle, his father King Moshoeshoe II is on the left, and the founder of the Basotho nation, King MoshoeshoeI, on the right. In 2021, the Central...
called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King MoshoeshoeI in 1822. Under MoshoeshoeI, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the...
Sekonyela's Tlôkwa Chiefdom was defeated by the army of Basotho king MoshoeshoeI. Most of his tribesmen were subsequently dispersed or absorbed by the...
July 1963) is King of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II, who was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored...
in Lesotho and South Africa. Originally gifted to the then ruler King MoshoeshoeI by a British man known only as "Mr Howell" in the late 19th century,...
Lesotho from French missions at the invitation of King MoshoeshoeI in the 1830s. While King MoshoeshoeI invited Christian missionaries, he retained his traditional...
before many of their descendants and other peoples came together to form MoshoeshoeI's nation in the early 19th century. The situation is even further complicated...
the Bahurutse, were increasingly being challenged by the Bangwaketse. MoshoeshoeI gathered the mountain clans together in an alliance against the Zulus...
Lesotho, where they joined the ranks of MoshoeshoeI. When Matiwane turned south and threatened MoshoeshoeI, he sought the protection of Shaka and sent...
(1810–1897) was an African military leader. He was half-brother to King MoshoeshoeI. He was instrumental during the wars between the Basotho and the Boers...
peace terms. It was located 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Basotho King MoshoeshoeI's stronghold of Thaba Bosiu, the previous de facto capital. A bustling...
Moshoeshoe Chabeli (died October 30, 2013) was a South African actor. He portrayed Harold in the 2003 film, Stander with Thomas Jane. He also portrayed...
of the Mfecane, Mohale a brother of the paramount chief of Basutoland MoshoeshoeI, decided to raid the Baphuthi in order to steal their cattle. At the...
from the fabric's association with Lesotho's King MoshoeshoeI, also spelled "Moshweshwe". MoshoeshoeI was gifted with the fabric by French missionaries...
forces under Sir George Cathcart and Basuto-Taung forces under King MoshoeshoeI that took place on 20 December 1852. The battle began when British forces...
Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He was the father of king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of king Letsie III of Lesotho...
and gunrunning, Mogale fled with many followers to seek refuge with MoshoeshoeII in Lesotho. Initially his sons and heir, Moruatona sided with the Boers...
Bosiu by MoshoeshoeI around 1821 to 1822. It was a confederation of different polities that accepted the absolute authority of Moshoeshoe. During the...
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