It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in central and east africa from the th century to the 19th century. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An african kingdom is about the nyoro of western uganda. Banyoro people and their culture in uganda a free guide. It is one of the independent kingdoms which were created after the fall of the bunyorokitara empire of the chwezi. Media in category bunyoro the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. I filed a suit against andrew byakutaga because he is in that office. Ocaki of bunyoro late fifteenthearly sixteenth century 3. The omukama of bunyoro remains an important figure in ugandan politics, especially among the banyoro people of whom he is the titular head. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century.
Bunyorokitara kingdom, general informations page 3 of 50 1. The kingdom is making strides in imparting modern telecommunication and digital information technology skills to our youth. A history of ethnicity in the kingdom of buganda since 1884. The bunyorokitara grew into an empire in part because of its control of a rich source of salt, a valuable trade item in africalake albert. Poporul din bunyoro este cunoscut ca nyoro ori banyoro singular.
Bunyoro was established by invaders from the north. It enumerates historical events, plus practices, past and present, that made bunyorokitara a kingdom bonded in chains of poverty. The kingdom of bunyorokitara is the remainder of a once powerful empire of kitara. The present mukama of bunyoro listed twentyeight counties as having been arranged by his father, mukama kabarega, during the second half of the last century k. The native language is runyororutooro, a bantu language. However, with the weakening of the bachwezi dynasty of bunyoro under the hapless leadership of wamara, the last of the bachwezi kings, the rise of the greater babito dynasty became an inevitability in. He is closely related to the omukama of toro kingdom. Bunyoro historical kingdom, east africa britannica. The kingdom bunyoro kitara was a very extensive, prestigious and famous at the height of its power. Part iii, uganda journal, v, 2 1937, 67, but many of these, are outside the present boundaries of the kingdom. Kitara, kingdom of bunyorokitara today is a relatively. Article information, pdf download for bunyorokitara revisited.
At the hight of its glory, the empire included present day masindi, hoima. This is the official facebook page for bunyoro kitara kingdom bkk. In this respect the northerners differed markedly from the peoples to the southwest of the nile. Court dismisses case against bunyoro s premier i did not drag the king or kingdom to court. That bunyoro kitara is only a skeleton of what it used to be is an. Due to frequent succession disputes, it became weak and it fell prey to the expanding kingdoms of buganda and nkore. About empagi za bunyoro foundation located in hoima, empagi za bunyoro foundation is a nongovernmental. The omukama could bestow the distinction of membership of this order upon any. The ribbon is white with the black letters bunyoro kingdom.
Socially, people were organised in strong clans with the royal clan of the kings, princes and princesses. Bunyorokitara was the biggest and strongest kingdom in the interlaucstine region by the beginning of the century. It was successor to the mythic and mysterious kitara empire. At the hight of its glory, the empire included present day masindi, hoima, kibaale, kabarole and kasese districts. Bunyoro empire was an empire in present day westerm, central, and southeastern uganda.
The organization of the peoples who came to inhabit the area north of the nile river was mainly based on their clan structures. The current ruler is solomon iguru i, the 27th omukama the people of bunyoro are also known as nyoro or banyoro singular. Necklace worn by a general during the chwezi dynasty caretaker of royal mparo tombs, manueli, displaying king kabaleegas bowl. Centred in western uganda, a community that faces conflicts in its own feudal and bureaucratic systems, and attempting to balance the colonizers interest. Bunyoro, east african kingdom that flourished from the 16th to the 19th century west of lake victoria, in presentday uganda. Bunyoro kitara kingdom history murungi oliver abwooli. The banyoro people empagi za bunyoro kitara foundation. The book briefly tackles the history of the ancient kingdom of bunyorokitara from which all conceptions of kingship in uganda originated. Hm the omukama king of bunyorokitara kingdom and the bunyorokitara kingdom were restored by the amendment no.
Omukama of bunyoro is the title given to rulers of the central african kingdom of bunyorokitara. The kingdom of bunyorokitara arose and came to control much of the region, but smaller kingdoms, such as buganda and rwanda, grew along its periphery. Kitara today is a relatively small east african kingdom situated in western uganda, which claims to be the true heir to the. When the omukama of bunyorokitara kingdom, solomon gafabusa iguru, travelled to gulu town to take part in ceremonies marking the coronation of the acholi paramount chief, david onen acana ii, on. List of omukama greatest of men bunyoro kitara king solomon agutamba iguru on june 11,2017 celebrated 23 years on the throne. The tooro kingdom was originally a province of bunyorokitara until 1830 when prince kaboyo, one of the sons nyamutura, the king of bunyoro at the time rebelled and declared toro independent.
There, peoples were organized into statesor kingdoms, as they were labeled by the earliest european visitors. The king held executive, judiciary and legislative powers. You can look at the whole list of his predecessors. In background, king kabaleegas tomb, covered with white spotted brown cowhide, fixed around the vault with nine tradtional hoes. Beatties sociological account of the bunyoro people was my first read on anything african. As bunyoro kingdom passed through all aspect of life that to say economically, socially, politically, as well culturally below are more elaboration socially the bunyoro kitara kingdom people were organized in strong clans with the royal clans of king, princess and princesses. Bunyorokitara kingdom royal order the most honourable. Investment opportunities in bunyorokitara kingdom brief guide to investing in bunyoro 3 l bunyorokitara is an ancient kingdom in the great lakes region of africa, which until 1895 was a state that only ceded its sovereignty with resistance to colonial occupation by great britain. Omukama of bunyoro is the title given to rulers of the east african kingdom of bunyorokitara. The kingdom continued to expand under its priestkings until about 1800, when it started to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Crown, spears and drum, bunyorokitara kingdom page 3 of 30 remnants of the great kitara empire. However, over time, the kingdom of bunyorokitara stated to shrink. The king held executive judicial and legislative power, is word was. Becaue of the love for his son, nyamutura let son be. The kingdom of bunyoro kitara is the remainder of a once powerful empire of kitara. Bunyoro kitara kingdom, general informations page 3 of 78 1. Bigo is an encampment ditch that is six miles in circumference and twentytwo feet deep, enclosing two square miles. Community tourism spending an afternoon learning to weave baskets and make crafts is another activity tourists can indulge in. The first of these efforts is at the bunyorokitara community tele centre, where basic computing skills are taught. Henceforth i became an officially respected elder in bunyorokitara. His word was highly respected and almost equated to the word from god.
That bunyorokitara is only a skeleton of what it used to. Bunyoro kitara one of the greatest kingdoms in east africa 200 years ago. The kingdom bunyoro kitara was a very extensive, prestigious and famous at the height of its power socially, people were organised in strong clans with the royal clan of the kings, princes and princesses. The book has been written during the time in which i have been the king ruling in the succession of my ancestors. It lay to the east of bunyoro and was originally under the chwezi empire of bunyoro kitara. His majesty rukirabasaija agutamba solomon gafabusa iguru i. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the. Bunyorokitara kingdom is the districts of hima, masindi and kibale. Major settlement sites affiliated with bunyoro are ntusi and bigo. The omukama of bunyorokitara, solomon gafabusa iguru in the year 2009 empango celebration ceremonies recognised this fact and awarded me one of bunyorokitaras highest knighthood. Like many other great kingdoms and empires which lost their powers and declined bunyoro kitara is no different. The people of bunyoro are known as banyoro singular munyoro. They belong to the kingdom of bunyorokitara in western uganda, in the area to the immediate east of lake albert.
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