Omugabe of Nkole
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The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole is the title given to the monarch of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda and leader of the Banyankole (the people of Ankole). Historically, Ankole was a sovereign entity, but when it was incorporated into modern Uganda in 1901, Omugabe became largely a ceremonial position. The term "Omugabe" is translated in various ways, but is most commonly equated to "king".
[edit] List of Omugabe of Ankole
- Ruhinda - late fifteenth century
- Nkuba - late fifteenth century
- Nyaika - early sixteenth century
- Ntare I - mid sixteenth century
- Rushango - late sixteenth century
- Ntare II - late sixteenth century/early seventeenth century
- Ntare III - mid seventeenth century
- Kasasira - late seventeenth century
- Kitera - late seventeenth century
- Rumongye - late seventeenth century
- Mirindi - late seventeenth century
- Ntare IV - c.1699-c.1727
- Macwa - c.1727-c.1755
- Rwabirere - c. 1755-1783
- Kahaya I - 1783-?
- Rwebishengye - ?-1811
- Kayungu - 1811-?
- Gasyonga I - ?-1839
- Mutambuka - 1839-1873
- Ntare V Rugingiza - 1873-1895
- Kahaya II - 1895-1944
- Gasyonga II - 1944-1967
- interregnum - 1967-1993
- Ntare VI John Barigye has NEVER been crowned King as stipulated in this article.
