Moshoeshoe I
1786 CE–1870 CE · Thaba Bosiu
Moshoeshoe I (c. 1786–1870) was the founder and first paramount chief of the Basotho nation, in present-day Lesotho. During the upheavals of the early nineteenth century he united diverse groups under his leadership from the mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu. Combining military defense with skilled diplomacy, he preserved his kingdom against Zulu, Boer, and British pressure, and in 1868 secured British protection for his territory. He died in 1870 and is regarded as the father of the Basotho nation.
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- John Ross (Guwisguwi)· 1790 CE–1866 CE
- James Buchanan· 1791 CE–1868 CE
- Chief Seattle (Si'ahl)· 1786 CE–1866 CE
- John Tyler· 1790 CE–1862 CE
- Nicholas I· 1796 CE–1855 CE
- Lord Palmerston· 1784 CE–1865 CE
- Ghezo· –1858 CE
- Martin Van Buren· 1782 CE–1862 CE
- James K. Polk· 1795 CE–1849 CE
- Osceola (Asi-yahola)· 1804 CE–1838 CE
- Camillo Cavour· 1810 CE–1861 CE
- Robert Peel· 1788 CE–1850 CE
- Adolphe Thiers· 1797 CE–1877 CE
- Bahadur Shah Zafar· 1775 CE–1862 CE
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