Who are the Basotho people?

                                                The King of Basotho Moshoeshoe I.

This group formed by Moshoeshoe I who gathered together clans of Sotho- Tswana. The Basotho are the Bantu ethnic group whose ancestors have lived in Southern Africa since  around fifth century. The Basotho people can be traced back to the arrival of the Bantu speaking people south of Limpopo River. The Sotho was in turn divided into arguably three subgroups like the western Sotho (Batswana) day today they still exist in country called  Botswana, northern Sotho (Bapedi) present day their are there in South Africa, southern Sotho  (Basotho) in Lesotho. All these groups they still refer to as Basotho even they divided into three groups. The meaning of word sootho "brown" ones owing to the colour of their skin into consideration. The Basotho distinguished themselves from other tribes their philosophy was kgotso e aha setjhaba "peace build nations". The king of Moshoeshoe accepted and gave greater care from other tribes who where running from suffering for example refugees during the days of war and drought. That's  how Moshoeshoe built the Basotho nation through peace.

                                               The Basotho king and his ministers

Homesteads of Basotho people.

Costumes of Basotho the hat a conical woven hat with distinctive topknot is a symbol of  unification. It also depicts a mountain top, conical and topknotted, which is visible from fortress and tomb of Moshoeshoe I their king.