Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:area approximately 7,000 square miles
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kitara_Empire
gptkb:Omukama
gptkb:Bunyoro_sub-region
Bunyoro people
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Hoima
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency Ugandan shilling
gptkbp:currentOmukama gptkb:Solomon_Iguru_I
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Banyoro
gptkbp:flag Flag of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Rukidi_I
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-colonial Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most powerful kingdoms in pre-colonial East Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom
gptkbp:languageFamily Bantu
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Uganda
East Africa
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Ankole_Kingdom
gptkb:Toro_Kingdom
gptkb:Buganda_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lake_Albert
gptkb:River_Nile
gptkbp:notableEvent Invasion by British colonial forces
Lost Counties referendum
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:salt
agriculture
iron
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Rukidi_I
gptkb:Solomon_Iguru_I
gptkb:Kabalega
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Runyoro
English
gptkbp:population about 1 million (modern estimate)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Empire_of_Kitara
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:restored 1993
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Omukama
gptkbp:status cultural institution in Uganda
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Protectorate_of_Uganda
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Runyege
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:Amadinda
gptkbp:website https://www.bunyoro-kitara.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Banyoro
gptkb:Chwezi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6