Country history · Africa
History of Lesotho
4 recorded states lay in what is now Lesotho, from the Batlokwa Chiefdom (1800 CE) to the Kingdom of Lesotho. 2 outside powers ruled here.
Empires that ruled here
Timeline
19th century
- Batlokwa Chiefdom1800 CE – 1853 CE · chiefdom
- Basotho Kingdom1822 CE – 1868 CE · kingdom
- Basutoland1868 CE – 1966 CE · colony
20th century
In the encyclopedia
Sotho peoplePeople / group
Orange RiverPlace
Caledon RiverPlace
DrakensbergPlace
Moshoeshoe IPerson · c. 1786–1870
Southern African Development CommunityInstitution
Thaba BosiuPlace
François CoillardPerson · 1834–1904
Southern African Customs UnionInstitution · 1910
Moshoeshoe IIPerson · 1938–1996
Sotho-Tswana peoplesPeople / group
Basotho Congress PartyPeople / group · 1952–
Shared histories
States that also lay in other present-day countries:
States of Central and Southern Africa → All country histories →
Cite this page
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Lesotho. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/lesotho
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- “History of Lesotho.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/lesotho. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “History of Lesotho.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/lesotho.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Lesotho’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/lesotho (Accessed: ).