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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_region
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Empire_of_Kitara
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSite
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Bigo bya Mugenyi
Ntusi
Munsa
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkb:Lake_Albert
gptkb:River_Katonga
River Kafu
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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gptkb:disappearance
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Bachwezi
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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debated by historians
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gptkbp:influenced
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formation of later Great Lakes kingdoms
spread of Chwezi culture
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Luganda
gptkb:Runyoro
gptkb:Runyankore
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for royal clans in Uganda
ritual sites still venerated
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gptkbp:legendaryRulers
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Mulindwa
Ndahura
Wamara
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Great_Lakes_region_of_Africa
present-day Tanzania
present-day Uganda
present-day Burundi
present-day Rwanda
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gptkbp:mythology
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Bachwezi are considered demi-gods
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gptkbp:notableFor
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earthworks and archaeological sites
introduction of cattle keeping
introduction of centralized monarchy
introduction of iron working
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gptkbp:oralTradition
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preserved by Banyoro, Baganda, Banyankore, and other groups
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gptkbp:period
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c. 10th to 15th century
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Batembuzi Dynasty
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gptkbp:religion
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traditional African religions
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gptkbp:status
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semi-legendary
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Ankole_Kingdom
gptkb:Toro_Kingdom
gptkb:Buganda_Kingdom
gptkb:Bunyoro-Kitara_Kingdom
Karagwe Kingdom
Nkore Kingdom
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gptkbp:symbol
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earthworks
sacred cattle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_Ankole
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bachwezi Empire
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