▁present ▁Les oth o ▁( then ▁called ▁Bas ut ol and ) ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁polity ▁under ▁param ount ▁chief ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Under ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁I , ▁Bas ut ol and ▁joined ▁other ▁tribes ▁in ▁their ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁L ifa q ane ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Sh aka ▁Z ulu ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁sh aped ▁by ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Dutch ▁colon ists ▁from ▁Cape ▁Col ony . ▁Mission aries ▁invited ▁by ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁I ▁developed ▁orth ography ▁and ▁printed ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁S oth o ▁language ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁country ▁set ▁up ▁diplom atic ▁channels ▁and ▁acquired ▁guns ▁for ▁use ▁against ▁the ▁enc ro aching ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁the ▁Kor ana ▁people . ▁Territ orial ▁conflicts ▁with ▁both ▁British ▁and ▁Bo er ▁sett lers ▁arose ▁period ically , ▁including ▁Mos ho es ho e ' s ▁notable ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State – Bas oth o ▁War , ▁but ▁the ▁final ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁with ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁make ▁Bas ut ol and ▁a ▁British ▁su zer ain ty . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁the ▁British ▁signed ▁a ▁treat y ▁at ▁Ali wal