Moshoeshoe I
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Moshoeshoe I was the 19th-century founder and king of the Basotho nation, renowned for uniting diverse groups in the southern African highlands through diplomacy and strategic leadership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moshoeshoe I canonical | 3 |
| King Moshoeshoe I | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| ally | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moshesh I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moshoeshoe the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Moshweshwe I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1786 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Menkgeng, near Butha-Buthe, present-day Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Letsie I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masupha NERFINISHED ⓘ Molapo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Moshoeshoe’s Day (11 March) in Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Basotho–Boer Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Basutoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 11 March 1870 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Thaba Bosiu, Basutoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Basotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Mfecane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mokhachane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Basotho nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basutoland as a unified polity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Lepoqo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian missionaries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic leadership
ⓘ
establishing Basutoland as a British protectorate ⓘ negotiating with British and Boer authorities ⓘ strategic use of mountain strongholds ⓘ uniting fragmented chiefdoms during the Mfecane ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Sesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | Regarded as the founding father of the modern Lesotho state ⓘ |
| mother | Kholu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Basotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Unification of diverse Sotho-speaking groups ⓘ |
| opponent | Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of the Basotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paramount Chief of the Sotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 11 March 1870 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1822 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (later life) ⓘ |
| residence | Thaba Bosiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
’Mamohato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
’Manthatisi (traditional association, not primary wife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Letsie I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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King Moshoeshoe I