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xi BaSotho people of the country of Lesotho or of SeSotho culture Basutoland British colonial name for Lesotho Bereng Griffith son of Paramount Chief Griffith, brother of Paramount Chief Seeiso Griffith, Charles D. Governor’s Agent in Basutoland under Cape Colony rule, 1871–81 Lagden, Godfrey Assistant Resident Commissioner and Resident Commissioner in Lesotho, 1884–1901 LNA Lesotho National Archives Lesotho southern African country formed by SeSothospeaking chiefdoms and other immigrants under Moshoeshoe in 1824, known as Basutoland under British colonial rule from 1868 to 1966; a modern kingdom since its independence in 1966 liretlo term for so-called medicine murders, committed to obtain human flesh for use in medicine horns MoSotho a person of the country of Lesotho or of SeSotho culture Paramount Chief Morena e Moholo, or highest central authority in Lesotho, designated “king” since independence in 1966. The country’s Paramount Chiefs and each man’s years as Paramount Chief, beginning with the founding morena e moholo, Moshoeshoe I, to independence, are the following: Moshoeshoe (Moshesh, Moshweshwe) (b. 1876), 1824–70 xi Letsie (I), son of Moshoeshoe, 1870–91 Lerotholi (Lerothodi), son of Letsie, 1891–1905 Letsie II, or Letsienyana, son of Lerotholi, 1905–13 Griffith, son of Lerotholi and brother of Letsie II (Letsienyana), 1913–39 Seeiso, son of Griffith, 1939–40 ’Mantsebo, senior wife of Paramount Chief Seeiso Griffith, who served as Regent Paramount Chief during the minority of the heir, Constantine Bereng Seeiso, from 1940 to 1960 Constantine Bereng Seeiso, son of Seeiso, named heir in 1940, installed in 1960, designated as King Moshoeshoe II pitso public meeting called by a chief and his counselors to consult with the adult men in the country or district about major policy decisions and used by colonial officials to make official announcements SeSotho proper term for the southern Bantu language and culture, associated with the root term Sotho; also used as a modifier, as in the designation of “SeSotho-speaking people” living in culturally related chiefdoms prior to the emergence of the centralized country of Lesotho after 1824 Sotho linguistic root, also used alone in European language texts, to designate SeSotho-speaking peoples or their language or culture; alternatively, used to designate the larger linguistic grouping that includes peoples who speak SeTswana and northern Sotho or SePedi as well as SeSotho. xii Names and Terms [3.142.144.40] Project MUSE (2024-04-17 21:31 GMT) Colonial Lesotho, District Boundaries after 1945 ...