The current Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara and its districts Bunyoro is a region of Uganda, and from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century one of the most powerful kingdoms of East Africa. It was ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro. The current ruler is Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I, 27th Omukama (king) of Bunyoro-Kitara. Image File history File links Flag_of_Bunyoro,_Uganda. ...
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Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...
Omukama of Bunyoro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. ...
Bunyoro-Kitara The ancient kingdom is often referred to as Bunyoro-Kitara. At its height it controlled almost the entire region between Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, and Lake Albert. One of many small states in the Great Lakes region the earliest stories of the kingdom having great power come from the Rwanda area where there are tales of the Bunyoro raiding the region under a prince named Cwa around 1520. The power of Bunyoro then faded until the mid seventeenth century when a long period of expansion began, with the empire dominating the region by the early eighteenth century. Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ...
Lake Edward can be seen on this map of Uganda Lake Edward is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ...
Lake Albert and its river systems. ...
The Great Lakes of Africa are a series of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley. ...
Bunyoro rose to power by controlling a number of the holiest shrines in the region, the lucrative Kibiro saltworks of Lake Albert, and having the highest quality of metallurgy in the region. This made it the strongest military and economic power in the Great Lakes area. Kibiro is a small fishing village in Uganda that lies on the south-eastern shore of Lake Albert. ...
Bunyoro began to fade in the late eighteenth century due to internal divisions. Buganda seized Kooki and Buddu regions from Bunyoro at the end of the century. In around 1830 the large province of Toro separated, taking with many of the lucrative salt works. To the south Rwanda and Nkore were both growing rapidly, taking over some of the smaller kingdoms that had been Bunyoro's vassals. The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ...
Toro is one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. ...
Ankole, originally known as Nkore, is one of the four traditional kingdoms of Uganda. ...
Thus by the mid-nineteenth century Bunyoro was a far smaller state, but it was still wealthy controlling lucrative trade routes over Lake Victoria and linking to coast of the Indian Ocean. Bunyoro especially profited from the trade in ivory. It was, however, continually imperiled by the now potent Buganda, which greatly desired taking the trade routes for itself. A long struggle ensued with both arming themselves with European weapons. As a result the capital was moved from Masindi to the less vulnerable Mparo. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Masindi is a district in western Uganda. ...
In July 1890 agreement the entire region north of Lake Victoria was given to Great Britain. In 1894 It declared the region its protectorate King (Omukama) Kabalega strenuously resisted the British efforts, allied with Buganda, to take control of his kingdom. However, in 1899 Kaberega was captured and exiled to the Seychelles and Bunyoro was annexed to the British Empire. Because of their resistance a portion of the kingdom's territory was given to Buganda and Toro. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ...
The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
Toro is one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. ...
The country was put under the control of Bugandan administrators. The Bunyoro revolted in 1907; the revolt was put down, and relations improved somewhat. After the region remained loyal to Great Britain in World War I a new agreement was made in 1934 giving the region more autonomy. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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Today Bunyoro remains one of the four constituent kingdoms of Uganda, but a separatist movement remains.
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