Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga was
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 regi ...
of the
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 thr ...
, Uganda from around 1861 to 1862. He was the second (2nd) Omukama of Tooro.
Claim to the throne
He was the third son of
Olimi I of Tooro Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom, from around 1830 until around 1861. He was the first (1st) Omukama of Tooro.
Claim to the throne
He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Agutamba Nyamutukura Kye ...
, Omukama of Tooro between 1822 and 1865. He ascended the throne upon the death of his father in 1861.
Married life
Not much is known about the married life of Omukama Ruhaga.
Offspring
There is no record available as to who were the children of Omukama Ruhaga.
The final years
Omukama Ruhaga was murdered by his brother,
Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, in 1866. Nyaika then seized the throne and became the Omukama.
Succession table
See also
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Omukama of Tooro
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 K ...
References
Tooro Kingdom
Tooro people
19th-century monarchs in Africa
1866 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Ugandan traditional rulers and monarchs
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