Kitara (sometimes spelt as Kittara or Kitwara, also known as the Chwezi Empire) was an ancient legendary state that covered significant parts of western...

last emperor of the Empire of Kitara. His mother was known as Njunaki and was a servant in the king's palace. During the collapse of the empire, the throne...

May 2015. Collins & Burns (2007), pp. 122–123. "Empire of Kitara: One of the oldest African Empires that existed since 900 AD to date". Theafricanhistory...

Kitara can refer to: Kitara, the nickname for the Sapporo Concert Hall. Empire of Kitara, a legendary East African empire founded by the Tembuzi dynasty...

Bunyoro, 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...

the Empire of Kitara, an empire in the Great Lakes region that existed from around the 10th century to 15th century AD. Following the spread of Islam...

forests of Uganda were gradually cleared for agriculture by people who probably spoke Central Sudanic languages. The Empire of Kitara grew out of the Urewe...

such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab traders in the 1830s and British explorers in the late 19th century, marked the beginning of foreign influence...

states such as the Kingdom of Kongo in the Congo Basin, the Empire of Kitara in the African Great Lakes, the Luba Empire in the Upemba Depression, the...

to 1446. He is descended from the Bachwezi Dynasty of the Empire of Kitara. Ruhinda was a son of Ndahura, the last Chwezi king. Stewart, John (1989)...

parts of Central Africa, in what is present-day northwest Tanzania, south Uganda, some parts of Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern Congo. Empire of Kitara/Bachwezi...

attached to any modern ethnic group but to the cultural heirs of the Empire of Kitara, was popularised to refer to the whole language cluster as well...

should be his successor. This led to a devastating war of succession in the Empire of Kitara. Normally, such wars to determine a legitimate successor...

Mubito prince of Bwohe. Bwohe was a part of the Bunyoro-Kitara dynasty who with his followers broke away from the larger Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom and created...

Kingdom, Empire of Kitara, Butooro, Bunyoro, Buganda, Busoga, Rwanda, Burundi, Ankole, the Kingdom of Mpororo, the Kingdom of Igara, the Kingdom of Kooki...

over the Empire of Kitara in 1570 Moroccan war of succession (1554), after the death of Sultan Ahmad of the Wattasid dynasty Moroccan war of succession...

Runyankore and Ruhaya. The language group takes its name from the Empire of Kitara. Rutara is divided into two branches, North and South Rutara: North...

(Galla) of Ethiopia.: 528  In his Theory of Conquest of Inferior by Superior Races (1863), Speke would also attempt to outline how the Empire of Kitara in...

the area of Bunyoro. These Luo settled with the Bantu and established the Babiito dynasty, replacing the Bachwezi dynasty of the Empire of Kitara. According...

describing wars of succession amongst the Banyoro people in the Empire of Kitara According to Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch (1988), wars of succession were...

and the British: A Reappraisal of the causes for the Decline and Fall of an African Kingdom. p. 604. The Empire of Kitara: Myth or Reality?. Osterhammel...

Further east, the Luba Empire was founded in the Upemba Depression in the 15th century. In the northern Great Lakes, the Empire of Kitara rose around the 11th...

given a name. They were introduced after the Biito clan conquered the Empire of Kitara, and are nowadays used as a respectful and endearing way to refer to...

near the Katonga River. These earthworks have been attributed to the Empire of Kitara. The most famous, Bigo bya Mugenyi, is about 4 square miles (10 km2)...

mythology, Ruhanga is considered to be the founder of the Batembuzi dynasty of the Empire of Kitara. Ruhanga created the first three human beings from...

itself overtaken in trade by its rival, the Kingdom of Mutapa. Towards the north, the Empire of Kitara dominated the African Great Lakes in the fourteenth...

(Galla) of Ethiopia. In his Theory of Conquest of Inferior by Superior Races (1863), Speke would also attempt to outline how the Empire of Kitara in the...

This is a list of all present sovereign states in Africa and their predecessors. The region of Africa is generally defined geographically to include the...

Bunyoro (translates to the King of Bunyoro) is the title given to rulers of the East African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. The kingdom lasted as an independent...

political predecessors of current sovereign states. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late...