Moshoeshoe: Lesotho traditional ruler who fought colonialism

In Sesotho which is the language of the Lesotho people, the razor is said to make a “shoe-shoe” sound as it is used to shave. The man who is regarded as the founder of the Lesotho kingdom is known as “Moshoeshoe”, meaning the shaver. Indeed Moshoeshoe was a fighter and like a razor, he shaved off the attempts of European colonialists to conquer his kingdom.
Born in 1786 at Menkhoaneng in present day Lesotho his father was Chief Mokhachane of Bamokoteli, a sub-clan of the Basotho people. His given name was Lepoqo but when he successfully organized a raid and captured several herds of cattle, he composed a poem of praise for himself as was the tradition, and in the poem, referred to himself as the razor that shaved the beards of the enemy. Afterwards he was fondly called Moshoeshoe which means the shaver. As a very young man, he helped his father conquer some other smaller clans and expand his chiefdom. Around 1822 when Moshoeshoe was 34, he formed his own clan and became the chief. He and his followers settled at the Butha-Buthe Mountain. However that period was when the great Zulu King, Shaka was reigning and his armies were conquering other smaller clans, forcing many to flee