Bunyoro, [a] also called Bunyoro-Kitara, is a traditional Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 16th 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][6]

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom is a Subnational monarchy (traditional) HM The Omukama Rukirabasaija Agutamba Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I. is a reigning constituent monarch, traditional ruler.

2023年8月30日 · Uganda’s Bunyoro-Kitara, or simply Bunyoro, used to be one of the strongest and most affluential kingdoms in Central and East Africa between the 14 th to 19 th centuries. The Bantu kingdom formerly spanned much of Uganda as well as parts of present-day Western Kenya, Northern Tanzania and Eastern Congo.

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom in which the Babiito ruled since 1500 AD is found in Western Uganda. It is one of the successor Kingdoms of the former larger Kitara Empire.

The legendary Kingdom of Bunyoro-kitara from which the Kingdom of Bunyoro emerged is said to have been a very big empire comprising the whole of present Western Uganda, eastern Zaire, western Kenya and parts of northern Tanzania.

The Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara is the remainder of a once powerful empire of Kitara. At the high of its glory, the empire included present day Masindi, Hoima, Kibaale, Kabarole and Kasese districts; also parts of present day Western Kenya, Northern Tanzania and Eastern Congo.

A map of various pre-colonial African states from different periods, including Kitara, but with a bias towards West and North Africa. Kitara[b] (sometimes spelt as Kittara[15] or Kitwara, [16][3] also known as the Chwezi Empire[5]) was an ancient [c] legendary state that covered significant parts of western Uganda and is regularly mentioned in the oral traditions of the Banyoro, Batooro and ...

2024年9月5日 · The Kingdom of Bunyoro traces its origins to the Bunyoro-Kitara Empire, which is believed to have emerged around the 15th century. It was one of the largest and most powerful empires in the Great Lakes region, encompassing much of present-day Uganda, parts of Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda.

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (BKK) is a Kingdom in Western Uganda. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro. The current Omukama is H.M. Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I, the 27th Omukama (king) of Bunyoro-Kitara. The people of Bunyoro are known as Nyoro or Banyoro (singular: Munyoro ); the language spoken is Nyoro (also known as Runyoro ).

Bunyoro, East African kingdom that flourished from the 16th to the 19th century west of Lake Victoria, in present-day Uganda. Bunyoro was established by invaders from the north; as cattle keepers, the immigrants constituted a privileged social group that ruled over the Bantu-speaking