North-Western Rhodesia, in
south central Africa, was a territory
administered from 1891 until 1911 under charter by the
British South Africa Company. In 1890 the British South Africa Company signed a treaty with King
Lewanika of the
Barotse, the most powerful traditional ruler in the territory. The treaty did not confer protectorate status on the territory, as only the
British government could confer that status. Nonetheless, the charter gave the territory protection. The territory consisted of the western half of present-day Zambia up to the
Kafue River, its border with North-Eastern Rhodesia. Later the border between the two chartered territories was moved east, but the distinction did not have any great implications. The capital was initially at
Kalomo, and moved in 1907 to
Livingstone.