Ruhinda of Ankole

Ruhinda was the first Omugabe of Nkore, a king-like position, in Nkore, a kingdom in present-day Uganda that was renamed Ankole in colonial times. His approximate reign dates are c. 1430 to 1446.[1]

He is descended from the Bachwezi Dynasty of the Empire of Kitara. Ruhinda was a son of Ndahura, the last Chwezi king.

References
  1. Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.


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