2016/01/09 by Shane Doyle · 3 citations
Social Sciences · #African history and culture analysis #Ancient history #Anthropological Studies and Insights #Art #Competition (biology) #Ecology #Empire #Global Maritime and Colonial Histories #Greatness #History #Independence (probability theory) #Injustice #Kingdom #Law #Literature #Political science #Power (physics) #Situated
paper · doi:10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe078
published in The Encyclopedia of Empire, 1-3
openalex publication_date 2016/01/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
Abstract Bunyoro‐Kitara today is a relatively small East African kingdom situated in western Uganda, which claims to be the true heir to the ancient, much larger empire of Kitara. Kitara's origins, credited to local deities, provided its successors with significant ritual power, while its great extent shaped subsequent regional competition. Bunyoro's violent incorporation by the British Empire caused Kitara to become a term used to emphasize the perceived injustice of the kingdom's subjugation and dissection. Bunyoro‐Kitara's attempts to restore its former greatness contributed to the destabilization of Uganda after independence and the abolition of Uganda's kingdoms. Their restoration in 1993 as cultural entities has been at best a limited success.