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Kingdom of Karagwe
Ufalme wa Ukaragwe (Swahili)
c.1450–6 December 1963
CapitalBweranyange
Official languagesNyambo
Common languagesNyambo & Swahili
Religion
African traditional religions
Demonym(s)Karagwean
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• First
Ruhinda I
• Last
Ruhinda VII
History 
• Established
c.1450
• Disestablished
6 December 1963
Currencybarter
Today part ofKingdom of Karagwe Tanzania

Karagwe Kingdom (Ufalme wa Karagwe, in Swahili) was a historical Bantu state in present-day Karagwe District of Kagera Region in northwestern Tanzania, between Rwanda and Lake Victoria. East Africa's influential Karagwe Kingdom was ruled by a hereditary monarchs whom were reputed to be Bachwezi descendants. By the end of the 20th century, it had thriving trade with traders from all parts of East Africa, especially slave trading Arabs. Bweranyange served as the Karagwe kingdom's capital. [1]

  1. ^ Sassoon, Hamo. "Kings, cattle and blacksmiths: royal insignia and religious symbolism in the interlacustrine states." AZANIA: Journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa 18.1 (1983): 93-106.

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