The british protectorate of uganda was a protectorate of the british empire from 1894 to 1962. I argue that existence of states in the precolonial period should not be dismissed based on eurocentric ideas about state theory and state formation. The kingdom of uganda in the administration of the uganda protectorate shall rank as a province of equal rank with any other provinces into which the protectorate may be divided. The kingdom of the ganda people, buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in presentday uganda, comprising all of ugandas central region, including the ugandan capital kampala. The 9000 square miles is spread all over the 18 former counties that form buganda kingdom. Winner of the 2011 african studies association herskovits award. Originally a vassal state of bunyoro, buganda grew rapidly in power in the eighteenth and nineteenth century becoming the dominant kingdom in the region. Since the 1900 agreement, the 9,000 miles have changed names from. Buganda s insistence on maintaining a separate political identity contributed to ugandas destabilization after that country reached independence in 1962. There, peoples were organized into statesor kingdoms, as they were labeled by the earliest european visitors.
The buganda representative struck an alliance with upc the upc kabaka yekka ky, to form a coalition government with apollo milton obote as prime minister. The kingdom of the ganda people, buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in. Bunyorokitara kingdom, general informations page 10 of 50. I have tried to provide book titles that will help students to improve in all areas of language knowledge, and that increase in difficulty as your language skills improve. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, collect and track feedback, and share pdfs for free. The organization of the peoples who came to inhabit the area north of the nile river was mainly based on their clan structures. Buganda kingdom buganda kingdom was a kingdom located in present day uganda, founded between the thirteenth and sixteenth century.
This paper represents an attempt to study african history on its own terms. In 1901 the katikkiro or prime minister of buganda, apolo kagwa, published a vernacular history of his country entitled the book of the kings of buganda. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Buganda kingdom 1980s now images of the history of the greatest kindom in east and central africa. Buganda was the foremost kingdom of the great lakes region of africa by the time european explorers encountered it in the late nineteenth century, but little is known of its archaeological past. The kinglists of buganda history in africa cambridge core. Most of this work dealt with the events of his own lifetime, but it also included a circumstantial account of the twentynine reigns which, he alleged, had preceded that of king mutesa, who received the first european visitors and who died in. The history of buganda is that of the buganda kingdom of the baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in presentday uganda. Kintu agreed draft the buganda agreement 1961 whereas the kingdom of buganda hereinafter called buganda is under her majestys protection and is one of the provinces of the protectorate of uganda hereinafter called uganda.
Desecration of my kingdom mutesa ii king of buganda. The kasubi tombs site is the most active religious place in the kingdom where rituals are frequently held. The reward from britain to buganda of banyoro land doubled buganda counties from ten to twenty. The strong position of the kabaka can also be explained by the fact that the king was the leader of the clan system, and held the title ssabataka, which meant that he was the chief of the clan heads.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Bornagain buganda or the limits of traditional resurgence. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Buganda started to expand in the 1840s, and used fleets of war canoes to establish a kind of imperial supremacy over. The 6 million baganda make up the largest ugandan ethnic group, representing approximately 16. Free web submission plot 24, suna road zana, kampala entebbe highway, call us or whatsapp. The untold story of the buganda kingdom the kingdom of buganda is one of three territories in uganda. The kingdom of the ganda people, buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in presentday uganda. In 1893 the imperial british east africa company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of buganda kingdom to the british government. And, buganda has been there with her core values the necessitated her successful existance,this makes her the most successfuul kingdom so you cant break up that rockhard pact that binds buganda,no way. Text of the agreed draft of a new buganda agreement signed iain macleod m. Most people in the central region of uganda speak luganda as a first or second language and since the administration and most boarding schools are located in the buganda region lots of people outside buganda speak luganda. Buganda kingdom was a kingdom located in present day uganda, founded between the thirteenth and sixteenth century.
The buganda kingdom was one of the so many states around lake vistoria and it was for the ganda community, its was founded by kintu. In segmentary societies such as kigezi, bugisu, bamba, bakonjo and the iteso, th. The region given into the companys care stretches all the way from the east coast to the kingdom of buganda, on the northwest shore of lake victoria. It lay to the east of bunyoro and was originally under the chwezi empire of bunyoro kitara. The occupants of the spirit world can be considered to be on three levels. Other inhabitants of the site, such as the clans, drummers, mediums, and other traditional caretakers also contribute to the continuation of this way of life. Thus an approximate number of about 17 million people speak this language. History around the thirteenth century, nilotic speaking pastoralist and bantu speakng farmers began to arrive in northern lake victoria. The traditions include historical information about the creation of the buganda kingdom, the first king of buganda, kintu, and other important historical figures and events. It is important that one is well aware of the clan relationships on both mothers and fathers side of the family. The clan is very important to a munyoro, man or woman.
Buganda kingdom and its history a friend of buganda. At the time of white contact, the ganda kingdom was at the. For centuries, the regional kingdoms of buganda, toro, bunyoro and ankole constituted the. As noted already buganda expanded by getting a reward of bunyoro territory from britain that had defeated and colonized bunyoro. Buganda region had opted for indirect election hence its lukiko nominated 21 representatives to the national assembly. A history of buganda, from the foundation of the kingdom to 1900. Kiwanuka has written a political history of the buganda kingdom, beginning with a critical assessment of historical sources and theories. As soon as he was settled on the throne omukama rukidi mpuuga divided kitara empire amongest his brothers and his followers. Flag of buganda the history of buganda is that of the buganda kingdom of the ganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in presentday uganda.
Most of this work dealt with the events of his own lifetime, but it also included a circumstantial account of the twentynine reigns which, he alleged, had preceded that of king mutesa, who received the first european visitors and who died in 1884. Abamasaza is appointed by omukama king of bunyorokitara. Buganda kingdom a friend of buganda kingdom in indonesia. It became the most powerful of the lake plateau states. Buganda is a subnational kingdom within uganda for the ganda people and it is the largest traditional kingdom in uganda with a rich culture and traditions.
Okukuza buganda nga tujjukira nnyo bajjajja baffe baafirira ensi yaffe. The current kabaka mutebi ii explains that the buganda kingdom development strategy plan is, in essence, a route map to guide the next leg of the continuing journey of the kingdom s development. It is one of the independent kingdoms which were created after the fall of the bunyorokitara empire of the chwezi. Hence the domina ting position of buganda in the affairs of uganda, even though the kingdom contains only 28 per cent of the protectorates african population. To nyarwa, his eldest brother, he gave mwenge, buganda went to kato kimera and busonga to kiiza his youngest brother, he advised them however against settling in their respective sazas because he wished the family to stay together. Pdf state formation in precolonial subsaharan africa. Upc won 37 seats against 24 of dp excluding buganda. The baganda believed in a spirit world beyond the one they could see, and this belief featured strongly in their lives, both at the personal level as well as in matters of state. Buganda kingdom among the baganda, and their strong feeling of attachment to their king. History of the kingdom of nkore in western uganda to 1896,by s.
Beyond the royal gazeshifts the perspective from which we view early african politics by asking what buganda, a kingdom located on the northwest shores of lake victoria in presentday uganda, looked like to people who were not of the center but nevertheless became central to its functioning. Buganda, which reached its apogee as an empire in the 1800s, was the most powerful. Buganda, powerful kingdom of east africa during the 19th century, located along the northern shore of lake victoria in presentday. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. History of uganda including buganda, british east africa company, uganda protectorate, obote and amin, museveni. In this respect the northerners differed markedly from the peoples to the southwest of the nile. The author focuses on the 150 years prior to british overrule 1900, when the kingdom reached its zenith, and was later beset by various european and islamic powers. The first king of buganda lived approximately in the end of the th century or the. The buganda kingdom was one of the so many states around lake vistoria and it was for the ganda community, its was founded.
A history of buganda from the foundation of the kingdom to. Pdf on jun 1, 1999, mikael mikael bo karlstrom and others published the cultural kingdom in uganda. Nze naayimba ntya ne sitenda ssaabasajja kabaka asaanira afuge obuganda bwonna naffe nga tumwesiga. Buganda, powerful kingdom of east africa during the 19th century, located along the northern shore of lake victoria in presentday southcentral uganda. The role of kingdoms in modernday ugandapolitical entities that, in many ways, existed as actual states before colonialismhas always been difficult for. Buganda kingdom is one of the most organized kingdoms in uganda and it was formed in the nineteenth centaury by some energetic and determined cultural leaders such as the late kabaka king suna, who was fundamental in the establishment of the kingdom. In the kingdom areas such as buganda, ankore, bunyoro, toro and to some extent in busoga the king ruled through institutions such as the hierarchy of chiefs and laws. Buganda kingdom is the largest, organized of the traditional kingdoms in presentday uganda, comprising all of ugandas central region, including the. Buganda and uganda the political kingdom in uganda.
Some counties perhaps by virtue of weakness militarily simply surrendered like kooki. Nprs tony cox talks with the former prime minister of buganda. Mengo has been the main palace since it was first constructed in by mwanga ii of buganda, the 31st kabaka of buganda. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro.
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