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Moshoeshoe I

1786 - 1870

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Moshoeshoe I () (c. 1786 – 11 March 1870) was the first king of Lesotho. He was the first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli lineage, a branch of the Koena (crocodile) clan. In his youth, he helped his father gain power over some other smaller clans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moshoeshoe I has received more than 707,813 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Moshoeshoe I is the 13,625th most popular politician (down from 12,277th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Lesotho (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mosotho Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Moshoeshoe I ranks 13,625 out of 19,576. Before him are Harald Öhquist, Tapley Seaton, Élie Lescot, Shuja-ud-Daula, Ignaz von Rudhart, and Stoyan Danev. After him are Mikhail Tskhakaya, Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Jan Šrámek, Amythaon, Dmitry Rogozin, and Vima Kadphises.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, Moshoeshoe I ranks 51. Before him are Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, William R. King, Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, José María Vargas, Auguste de Montferrand, and Louis Vicat. After him are Pavel Schilling, Rudolph Schadow, Henry Bishop, Nathaniel Wallich, Louis McLane, and Thomas Nuttall. Among people deceased in 1870, Moshoeshoe I ranks 53. Before him are Carl August von Steinheil, Johann Heinrich Blasius, Franz Unger, Carlos Soublette, Imre Frivaldszky, and Joséphine Fodor. After him are Albrecht von Graefe, Franz Josef Ruprecht, David Octavius Hill, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Auguste Duméril, and Umihana Čuvidina.

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In Lesotho

Among people born in Lesotho, Moshoeshoe I ranks 4 out of 14. Before him are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938), and Pakalitha Mosisili (1945). After him are Sebastian Koto Khoarai (1929), Tom Thabane (1939), Olive Schreiner (1855), Leabua Jonathan (1914), Justin Lekhanya (1938), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), Sam Matekane (1958), and Ntsu Mokhehle (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lesotho

Among politicians born in Lesotho, Moshoeshoe I ranks 4. Before him are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938), and Pakalitha Mosisili (1945). After him are Tom Thabane (1939), Leabua Jonathan (1914), Justin Lekhanya (1938), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), Sam Matekane (1958), and Ntsu Mokhehle (1918).

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