State · 1884 – 1966
Basutoland
A state of 1884 – 1966 — 82 years in sub-Saharan Africa. It was replaced by Lesotho. The atlas records 7 things within it — wars and battles 7. Its own article says it was partitioned by Maseru.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 82 years
- 1884 – 1966
- Within it
- 7
- recorded rows
- Symbols
- 2
- on record, with years
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
After it
- Lesotho · replaced by · 1966 – present
How it ended, as its article says
Partitioned by Maseru. Read from the article's section “lead” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.
It was divided into seven administrative districts: Berea, Leribe, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mafeteng, Qacha's Nek and Quthing.
One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flags and arms, in order
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.
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coat of arms, undatedCoat of arms of Basutoland (1951–1966) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Samhanin 
flag, from 1951Unofficial flag of Basutoland · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Samhanin
What happened within it, by century
Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.
1800 – 18995 rows · 5 wars and battles
- Siege of Ladysmith · battle · 1899 – 1900
- Second Battle of Colenso · battle · 1899
- Battle of Talana Hill · battle · 1899
- Battle of Elandslaagte · battle · 1899
- Battle of Ladysmith · battle · 1899
1900 – 19992 rows · 2 wars and battles
- Battle of Spion Kop · battle · 1900
- Battle of Vaal Krantz · battle · 1900
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood82 years
stood longer than 43% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 44% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 0 causes the record names and 1 result, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1874 – 1976, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1925, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q2340665 (CC0) · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.