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Kajara
Kajara was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752. It was ruled by an Omukama. It became a part of the Kingdom of Ankole in 1901. See also * Igara * Nshenyi * Obwera *Rujumbura {{unreferenced, date=March 2021 Rujumbura was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752 in present day Rukungiri, south western Uganda. It was ruled by an Omukama from the Beene Kiren ... * Rukiga References World Statesmen.org Ankole {{Uganda-stub ...
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Kingdom Of Igara
The Kingdom of Igara traces its origin from the Kingdom of Mpororo in southwest Uganda. Igara is now the name of a county in Bushenyi District, surrounding the town of Ishaka. The Kingdom of Mpororo dates back in 1650 and was established by great men of the past. Mpororo's first King: Omukama Kamurari was enthroned followed by Omukama Muntu, Kazi, Karagaire, Muzoora, Ntagu, Kinwa and Kamurara II. In 1753 Prince KAHAYA RUTINDANGYEZI RWA MURORWA fought his brother Omukama KAMURARI II and took over the throne. This resulted in the disintegration of the Kingdom of Mpororo and six (6) states emerged from the greater Mpororo Kingdom all led my KAHAYA RUTINDANGYEZI's sons. Under Kahaya Rutindangyezi-from whom all the Bashambo clans descendendMpororoextended its frontiers to include all Kigezi (except the modern Bafumbira saza and part of Kinkizi), the Ankole sazas of Kajara, Igara, sheema and Rwampara (except the low ground south of the Rwizi River) and the northern portion of Ruanda. Kah ...
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Nshenyi
Nshyeni was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752. It was ruled by an Omukama. It is located in Kitwe, Ntungamo, Uganda. In 1901, it became a part of the Kingdom of Ankole, an ancient Ugandan kingdom that encompassed the former independent kingdoms of Igara, Sheema, Bweju, and parts of Mpororo. Today Nshyeni is a village located about 10 kilometers away from Uganda's border with Rwanda and Tanzania. It also became a cultural center, serving as a hub for community tourism. It is being promoted a homestead where visitors can experience the local's culture and way of life. Geography Nsheny is located in an area of many hills, covered in savanna grass and acacia trees. There is a large amount of agricultural crops in the area, especially bananas. See also * Igara *Kajara * Obwera *Rujumbura {{unreferenced, date=March 2021 Rujumbura was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of th ...
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Obwera
Obwera was one of the six independent kingdoms in present-day Uganda which were established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752. It was ruled by an Omukama. It became a part of the Kingdom of Ankole in 1901. See also * Igara *Kajara *Nshenyi *Rujumbura {{unreferenced, date=March 2021 Rujumbura was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752 in present day Rukungiri, south western Uganda. It was ruled by an Omukama from the Beene Kiren ... * Rukiga ReferencesWorld Statesmen.org Ankole {{Uganda-geo-stub ...
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Rujumbura
{{unreferenced, date=March 2021 Rujumbura was one of the six independent kingdoms which was established after the fall of the Kingdom of Mpororo in 1752 in present day Rukungiri, south western Uganda. It was ruled by an Omukama from the Beene Kirenzi sub-clan of the Bashambo. It is more associated with Kigezi than Ankole. Efforts to bring it under Bahinda rule of Ankole in the early 1900s remained futile due to the effective resistance of the Rujumbura people under Omukama Makobore of the Bashambo clan. The short-lived Rujumbura kingdom was ruled by the following kings: *Omukama Kirenzi *Omukama Rwebiraro *Omukama Nyinamanyonyi *Omukama Muhoozi *Omukama Makobore *Omukama Karegyesa The British invasion of Rujumbura through their system of indirect rule and the abolition of kingdoms by the Government of Uganda under President Milton Obote in 1967 contributed to the collapse of the Kingdom of Rujumbura. Despite efforts to have Rujumbura restored along with other Mpororo states, the ...
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Omukama
{{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Omukama: often translated as "king of kings", (O)Mukama means in Bantu languages, Bantu (Banyoro-, Batoro- and other languages) something like "superior milkman/milkbringer". The title "Omukama" is used in the region of Uganda and neighbouring countries, especially in the kingdoms of "Bunyoro" and "Toro (kingdom), Toro". After reestablishing the Ugandan kingdoms in the 1990s the Omukama are nowadays accepted "kings" with a merely cultural function. See also

* Omukama of Bunyoro * Omukama of Toro Society of Uganda Royal titles ...
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Ankole
Ankole (Nkore language, Runyankore: ''Nkore''), was a traditional Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward. History Ankole Realm, Kingdom is located in the South-Western region of Uganda bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The kingdom was ruled by a monarch known as the ''Mugabe'' or ''Omugabe''. The people of Ankole are called Banyankore (singular: Munyankore) in Runyankole language, a Bantu languages, Bantu language. Under the Empire of Kitara Before the collapse of the Empire of Kitara in the 15th century, Ankole, or as it was known back then, Karo-Karungi ‘the good millet’, was a small and remote area on the edges of the empire. Founding According to legend, the first (and semi-legendary) king of Ankole, Ruhinda of Ankole, Ruhinda Rwa Njunaki, was born as the illegitimate son of Wamara (or Ndahura), the last emperor of the Empire of Kit ...
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Rukiga
Kiga (also called ''Rukiga'', ''Ruchiga'', or ''Chiga'') is a Great Lakes Bantu language of the Kiga people (''Bakiga''). Kiga is a similar and partially mutually intelligible with the Nkore language. It was first written in the second half of the 19th century. Kiga is largely spoken in the ancient Kigezi region which includes about 5 districts, namely Rubanda, Rukiga, Kabale, Kanungu and some parts of Rukungiri. As of 2021, Kiga is spoken natively by about 1.3 million people in Uganda. Kiga is so similar to Nkore (84%–94% lexical similarity) that some argue they are dialects of the same language, called Nkore-Kiga by Charles Taylor. Phonology * Sounds /i, u/ can also range to ª, ÊŠwhen short or lax. * /a/ can range from a central ¤to a back ‘sound. * /r/ can also be heard as a glide ¹in free variation. * /b/ can be heard as ‹in intervocalic positions. Orthography * a - * b - * ch/c - ͡ʃ* d - * e - ›* f - * g - /gʲ* h - * i - * j - Í¡Ê’* k - /kʲ* ...
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