For the sub-region of Uganda, see Bunyoro sub-region.
"Bunyoro-Kitara" redirects here. For the empire ruled by the Tembuzi and Chwezi dynasties, see Empire of Kitara.
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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
Obukama bwa Bunyoro-Kitara (Nyoro)
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Habwa Ruhanga n'Ihanga Lyange "For God and My Country"
Anthem: "Bunyoro-Kitara Anthem"
Location of Bunyoro (red)
in Uganda (pink)
Capital
and largest city
Hoima
Official languages
Runyoro, English
Ethnic groups
Banyoro,
Bagungu
Demonym(s)
Banyoro
Government
Constitutional monarchy
• Omukama
Solomon Iguru I
• Prime Minister
Andrew Kirungi Byakutaga Ateenyi
Consolidation
16th century
Area
17th century[1]
80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
now
16,114.6 km2 (6,221.9 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
1.4 million
Currency
Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Time zone
UTC+3
Calling code
256
Person
MuNyoro
People
BaNyoro
Language
RuNyoro
Country
BuNyoro
Bunyoro, also called Bunyoro-Kitara, is a Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 13th century to the 19th century. It is ruled by the King (Omukama) of Bunyoro-Kitara.[2][3] The current ruler is Solomon Iguru I, the 27th Omukama.[4][5]
The people of Bunyoro are also known as Nyoro or Banyoro. (singular: Munyoro) The language spoken is Nyoro, also known as Runyoro. In the past, the traditional economy revolved around big game hunting of elephants, lions, leopards, and crocodiles. Today, the Banyoro are now agriculturalists who cultivate bananas, millet, cassava, yams, cotton, tobacco, coffee, and rice. The people are primarily Christians.[6]
^Briggs, Philip; Roberts, Andrew (2007). Uganda. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-84162-182-1. At its peak in the 17th century, Bunyoro covered an area of roughly 80,000km2 south and west of the Nile and Lake Victoria.
^Stokes, Jamie (2009). Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Volume 1. Infobase Publishing. pp. 506–509.
^"AfriWetu Ep16 - Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom - African Civilisation Series by AfriWetu".
^Facts about the Kingdom, https://www.scribd.com/doc/35682709/2010-01-21-Bunyoro-Kitara-Kingdom-General-Information
^"Culture and Traditions". Kabalega Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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II Kabalega (18 June 1853 – 6 April 1923), was the King or Omukama of Bunyoro in Uganda from 1870 to 1899. In 1869, Omukama Kamurasi Kyebambe IV died...
(1927). Ky'Abakama ba Bunyoro [Of the Kings of Bunyoro]. London: Sheldon Press. "Kings of Bunyoro – Bunyoro-Kitara USA". Bunyoro-Kitara USA. Retrieved...
1869–1902) was Omukama of Bunyoro from 1898 to 1902 in Bunyoro nowadays Uganda. Kitahimbwa became king when his father Kabalega of Bunyoro was exiled to Seychelles...
predisposition against the kingdom of Bunyoro and sided with the kingdom of Buganda. This would eventually cost Bunyoro half of its territory, which was given...
part of the Kingdom of Buganda, be transferred back to the Kingdom of Bunyoro, or be established as a separate district. The electorate, consisting of...
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of Bwohe. Bwohe was a part of the Bunyoro-Kitara dynasty who with his followers broke away from the larger Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom and created his own...
translate to 'It takes a village ...' include the following: In Lunyoro (Bunyoro) there is a proverb that says "Omwana takulila nju emoi", whose literal...
Germany Nri Kingdom 1911 United Kingdom Kingdom of Benin 1897 United Kingdom Bunyoro 1899 United Kingdom Dahomey 1894 France Rwanda 1894 Germany Oubangui-Chari...
from collateral to filial succession in the late 18th century. Several Bunyoro wars of succession took place in the East African Empire of Kitara in the...
Kyebambe III is the name of: Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro (died 1835), ruled Bunyoro (part of modern-day Uganda) from 1786 to 1835 Rububi Kyebambe...
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palace. During the collapse of the empire, the throne was usurped by the Bunyoro and Wamara was forced to flee to Ntusi where he formed his new capital...
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