ut ol and ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁dis arm ▁the ▁n atives . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁rose ▁in ▁revol t ▁in ▁the ▁Gun ▁War ▁( 1 8 8 0 - 1 8 8 1 ), ▁inf lic ting ▁significant ▁cas ual ties ▁upon ▁the ▁colonial ▁British ▁forces ▁sent ▁to ▁sub due ▁it . ▁ ▁A ▁peace ▁treat y ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁failed ▁to ▁qu ell ▁sp or adic ▁fighting . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Crown ▁col ony ▁ ▁Cape ▁Town ' s ▁in ability ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁territory ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁return ▁to ▁crown ▁control ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁as ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Bas ut ol and . ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁Orange ▁River ▁Col ony , ▁Natal ▁Col ony , ▁and ▁Cape ▁Col ony . ▁It ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁seven ▁administrative ▁districts : ▁Bere a , ▁L er ibe , ▁Mas er u , ▁Moh ale ' s ▁Ho ek , ▁M af et eng , ▁Q ach a ' s ▁N ek ▁and ▁Q ut hing . ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Res ident ▁Commission er , ▁who ▁worked ▁through ▁the ▁pit so ▁( n ational ▁assembly ) ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁native ▁chief s ▁under ▁one ▁param ount ▁chief . ▁Each ▁chief ▁ruled ▁a ▁w ard ▁within ▁the ▁territory . ▁The ▁first ▁param ount ▁chief ▁was ▁L er oth odi , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mos ho es ho e . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁the ▁col