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Civilizations & Empires

Kingdom of Buganda

c. late 14th century – present (abolished 1967, restored 1993)

East Africa (south-central Uganda, Lake Victoria)

A Ganda kingdom on Lake Victoria's northern shore ruled by the Kabaka, the region's most powerful state by the 19th century. It became a British protectorate, was abolished in 1967 and restored in 1993.

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Thatched royal tomb buildings of the Buganda kings at Kasubi, Kampala, Uganda (UNESCO World Heritage site)
Credit: Lazare Eloundou Assomo / UNESCO. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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Sources

  1. Randall Fegley, "Rise of Buganda", EBSCO Research Starters (Reference)
  2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Buganda" (Reference)
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi" (Primary source)

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