Basotho Kingdom
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The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical kingdom
ⓘ
precolonial African state ⓘ |
| conflictType | frontier wars ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Caledon River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maloti Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Basotho chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Sesotho customary law ⓘ |
| economy | agropastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Basotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Basutoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Moshoeshoe I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasBorderConflictWith |
Boer republics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Thaba Bosiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Moshoeshoe dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | King of the Basotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonarch | Moshoeshoe I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler | Moshoeshoe I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasisOf | Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Highveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
formation of modern Lesotho
ⓘ
preservation of Basotho identity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLivelihood |
cattle herding
ⓘ
grain cultivation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Basotho people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbouringEntity |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sotho–Tswana cultural area ⓘ |
| politicalStatusChange | became British protectorate ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sotho chiefdoms ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Basotho–Boer Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
appeal to British protection ⓘ conflicts with Boer settlers ⓘ consolidation under Moshoeshoe I ⓘ defence at Thaba Bosiu ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1820s ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous region ⓘ |
| usedFortress | Thaba Bosiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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