Mokhachane
Deceased · Birth year not asserted · Death year not asserted
Historical chief and father of Moshoeshoe I. Deceased status follows eighteenth-century parentage; the account gives no death date.
Lesotho · Public historical reference
Moshoeshoe I family
Moshoeshoe I and his parents Mokhachane and Kholu, named in Lesotho’s official commemoration.
Partial historical parent branch only. Spouses, descendants and later royal succession are omitted; parents’ dates are unknown. These records do not establish any visitor’s ancestry. Evidence reviewed: 2026-10-08.
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People & record evidence
Kholu
Deceased · Birth year not asserted · Death year not asserted
Historical mother of Moshoeshoe I. Deceased status follows eighteenth-century parentage; the account gives no death date.
Moshoeshoe I
Deceased · Born 1786 · Approximate death 1870
Uncertainty: Birth year follows the government account; historical estimates vary. Also named Lepoqo and, after initiation, Letlama.
Relationships & evidence
Mokhachane → Moshoeshoe I · Parent / child
LENA identifies Moshoeshoe I as the first son of Chief Mokhachane and Kholu.
Kholu → Moshoeshoe I · Parent / child
LENA explicitly identifies Kholu among Moshoeshoe I’s parents.
Source register
- His Majesty leads Moshoeshoe’s Day commemoration
Government of Lesotho / LENA · 11 March 2020; closing biographical paragraph