Lerotholi vs Yeshwant Rao Holkar II

Lerotholi succeeded his father Letsie I as paramount chief of the Basotho. His rule came during a period of increasing British colonial control and economic change in Basutoland.

Lerotholi opposed British efforts to alienate Basotho land for European settlers. He successfully resisted land sales, preserving communal land ownership for the Basotho people.

Lerotholi introduced a formal code of customary law, known as the Lerotholi Code, to codify Basotho traditions and legal practices. This code became the basis for customary law in Lesotho.

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II became Maharaja of Indore at age 18 after the death of his father, Shivaji Rao Holkar. He was known for his modernist outlook and patronage of art and architecture.

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II commissioned the Manik Bagh Palace in Indore, designed by German architect Eckart Muthesius in the Art Deco style. The palace featured modernist furniture and became a landmark of 20th-century design.

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II amassed a significant collection of modern Western and Indian art, including works by artists like Brancusi and Magritte. His collection was displayed at Manik Bagh and later dispersed, influencing Indian art patronage.

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II signed the Instrument of Accession, merging Indore into the Dominion of India after independence. He later served as a Rajpramukh of Madhya Bharat until the state's reorganization in 1956.