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Nyaika Of Toro
Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika was Omukama of the Kingdom of Tooro, from 1862 -1863, and 1864 -1874. He was the third (3rd) Omukama of Toro. Claim to the throne He was the fourth (4th) son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I, the first Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1830 and 1861. There is no mention of who his mother was. He killed his elder brother Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga, in 1862, and ascended the throne by force. Married life Not much is written about the married life of Omukama Kyebambe Nyaika. Offspring Omukama Nyaika is said to have fathered fourteen (14) sons, including the following: # Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1874 and 1876. # Prince (Omubiito) Mukarusa. He rebelled against his brother Nyaika Olimi II and seized Busongora in 1872. He was proclaimed Omukama under the title of Rukirabasaija Mukarusa Kyebambe II. He was defeated and killed in 1875, by the Bunyoro Army commanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omukama Of Toro
The Omukama of Tooro is the name given to the king of Tooro, one of the East African kingdom of Tooro. The kingdom was founded in 1830 by Omukama Kaboyo Olimi l who was the son of Kyebambe lll Nyamutukura, the king of Bunyoro. Since that time, Tooro existed as an independent kingdom until 1967 when President Apollo Milton Obote banned all kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdoms were reinstated as cultural institutions in 1993. The Omukama of Tooro and the other kings play a vital role in Ugandan politics as cultural leaders and agents of peace and stability in their respective kingdoms. Tooro and Bunyoro kingdoms enjoy a close relationship; the names of the kings of Tooro, including the rituals, traditions and practices associated with the monarchy are imitations from Bunyoro. The ruling clan in both kingdoms is Biito, and members of the clan are known as Ababiito. The rulers of the kingdom of Bunyoro are known as the Ababiito abajaawa (descendents of Jaawa). To make a clear distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katera Of Toro
Rukirabasaija Katera was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom, from 1876 until 1877. He was the ninth Omukama of Tooro. Claim to the throne He was the sixth (6th) son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Tooro, from 1866 until 1871 and from 1871 until 1872. No mention is made of his mother. He was raised to the throne by the Tooro people, when his elder brother Kakende Nyamuyonjo failed to return from Buganda Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ... in 1876. Married life No mention of his married life is made in the available literature. Offspring It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Isingoma Rukidi II, or who those children were. His reign Omukama Katera ruled until 1877 when his elder brother, Rububi Kyebambe II returned to the Tooro Kingdom and dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Rulers In Africa
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Toro
Omukama wa Tooro (''The King of Tooro'') is the official title given to the king of Tooro, one of the East African kingdom of Tooro. The kingdom was founded in 1830 by Rukirabasaija Omukama Kaboyo Olimi l Amooti who was the son of Rukirabasaija Kyebambe lll Nyamutukura Amooti, the king of Bunyoro. Since that time, Tooro existed as an independent kingdom until 1967 when President Apollo Milton Obote banned all kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdoms were reinstated as cultural institutions in 1993. The Omukama of Tooro and the other kings play a vital role in Ugandan politics as cultural leaders and agents of peace and stability in their respective kingdoms. Tooro and Bunyoro kingdoms enjoy a close relationship. List of ''Abakama ba'' (Kings of) Tooro The following is a list of the ''Abakama'' of Tooro, starting around 1800 AD: # Kaboyo Olimi I, (Kasunsu Nkwanzi) c. 1830 - 1861 # Kazaana Ruhaga l, c.1861- 1862 # Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I, c. 1862-1863 and c. 1864 - 1874 # Kato Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukidi I Of Toro
Rukirabasaija Kato Rukidi I (kajjaju)was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1871 until 1871. He was ''great and'' the fourth (4th) Omukama of Toro. Biography Claim to the throne He was the fifth son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I, the first Omukama of Toro who reigned between 1822 and 1865. He rebelled against his elder brother, Kyebambe Nyaika in 1871, with the help of an invading army from Buganda. He seized the throne and Omukama Nyaika fled and went into hiding. Reign His reign was a very short one. Some accounts say it lasted only two months. He was deposed by his subjects and his brother Kyebambe Nyaika returned to the throne. Kato Rukidi 1 Rukirabasaija(Kajjaju) went in masaka and he followed by his sister,he got aland in Bukakata kunya the land now days called Bujjaju after their he went to another place now days Bwala hill and people of Masaka called him KAJJAJU ,he started anew family at Bwala hill and this family Bwala mukirangira is stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 million ''Baganda'' (singular ''Muganda''; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan region, representing approximately 26.6% of Demographics of Uganda, Uganda's population. Buganda has a History of Buganda, long and extensive history. Unified in the 13th century under the first king Kato Kintu, the founder of Buganda's Kintu Dynasty, Buganda grew to become one of the largest and most powerful states in East Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. Before the 12th century, the present-day Buganda region was a kingdom known as Muwaawa, which means a sparsely populated place. During the Scramble for Africa, and following unsuccessful attempts to reta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toro Kingdom
Tooro is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV took to the throne of Tooro kingdom in 1995 at the age of just three years, after the death of his father Omukama Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III on August 26, 1995, at the age of 50. The people native to the kingdom are the Batooro, and their language is likewise called Rutooro, Bakonzo, Babwisi/Bamba. The Batoro and Banyoro speak closely related languages, Rutoro and Runyoro, and share many other similar cultural traits. The Batoro live on Uganda's western border, south of Lake Albert. History The Tooro Kingdom evolved out of a breakaway segment of Bunyoro sometime before the nineteenth century. It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Absorbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakende Of Toro
Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. He was the eighth (8th) Omukama of Tooro. Claim to the throne Married life married Logose a musoga from the baise igaga Clan Offspring Omukama Kakende fathered three children with his wife logose namely;- one son Katunku Zephania and two daughters Bulage and Mpindi. His reign 1875–1876 and 1879–1880 Omukama Kakende was raised to the throne in 1875 following the flight of his older brother, Rububi Kyebambe II, with the help of an invading army from Buganda. However, when the army left the Tooro Kingdom in 1876, Omukama Kakende left with them. He returned with another army from Buganda in 1879 and deposed his brother Rububi Kyebambe II. He ruled until 1880. The final years In 1880, the Tooro Kingdom was invaded by an army from Bunyoro. The invaders expelled Omukama Kakende, who first took refuge in Ankole and later in Buganda. Omukama Kakende died from smallpox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tooro Kingdom
Tooro is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV took to the throne of Tooro kingdom in 1995 at the age of just three years, after the death of his father Omukama Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III on August 26, 1995, at the age of 50. The people native to the kingdom are the Batooro, and their language is likewise called Rutooro, Bakonzo, Babwisi/Bamba. The Batoro and Banyoro speak closely related languages, Rutoro and Runyoro, and share many other similar cultural traits. The Batoro live on Uganda's western border, south of Lake Albert. History The Tooro Kingdom evolved out of a breakaway segment of Bunyoro sometime before the nineteenth century. It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rububi Kyebambe II Of Toro
Rubuubi Kyebambe IIl was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, in 1875 and from 1877 until 1879. He was the seventh (7th) Omukama of Toro. Claim to the throne He was the fourth son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and from 1871 until 1872. No mention is made of his mother. He ascended to the throne following the abdication of his elder brother, Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II in 1875. Personal life No mention is made about the marital life of Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II. It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II. His reign He became Omukama following the abdication of his brother, Rukidi II, in 1875. However, later that year, Toro was invaded by the Bunyoro Army under the command of Chief Kikukule of Bugangaizi. He fled to Buganda. Two years later, he returned and deposed his younger brother, Omukama Katera, in 1877. He ruled until he himself was deposed in 1879. The final years Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II depos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukidi II Of Toro
Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro for a few months in 1875. Toro was among the traditional kingdoms located within the borders of modern-day Uganda. He was the sixth (6th) Omukama of Toro. Claim to the throne He was the third son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro from 1866 until 1872, except for a brief period in 1871. No mention is made of his mother. He ascended to the throne following the capture of his brother, Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, by the Bunyoro Army in 1875. Married life No mention of his married life is made in the available literature. Offspring It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Isingoma Rukidi II, or who those children were. His reign Omukama Rukidi II was not able to hold on to the throne for very long. He abdicated after a few months in favor of his younger brother, Kakende Nyamuyonjo. The final years It is not known where and how Omukama Ruk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
