Tooro Kingdom

Kingdom of Tooro
Flag
Location of the  Tooro Kingdom  (red)

in Uganda  (pink)

Official languages Tooro
Ethnic groups Tooro
Demonym Tooro
Government Constitutional monarchy
• Omukama
Rukidi IV
Independence
• from the Kingdom of Bunyoro
1830, 1876
• Monarchy abolished
1967
• Monarchy reinstated
1993
Currency Ugandan shilling
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Calling code 256
Tooro Palace
The original Kingdom of Tooro (red) and its districts. Lake Victoria and other bodies of water are shaded blue.

Tooro is one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Rukidi IV. The people native to the kingdom are the Tooro, and their language is likewise called Tooro.

History

It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Absorbed into Bunyoro-Kitara in 1876, it reasserted its independence in 1891.

As with Buganda, Bunyoro, and Busoga, Tooro's monarchy was abolished in 1967 by the Government of Uganda, but was reinstated in 1993.

Abakama of Tooro

The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro since 1800:[1]

  1. Olimi I: 1822–1865
  2. Ruhaga of Toro: 1865–1866
  3. Nyaika Kyebambe I: 1866–1871 and 1871–1872
  4. Rukidi I: 1871
  5. Olimi II: 1872–1875
  6. Rukidi II: 1875–1875
  7. Rububi Kyebambe II: 1875 and 1877–1879
  8. Kakende Nyamuyonjo: 1875–1876 and 1879–1880
  9. Katera: 1876–1877
    1. Interregnum, reverted to Bunyoro: 1880–1891
  10. Kyebambe III: 1891–1928
  11. Rukidi III: 1929–1965
  12. Olimi III: 1965–1967
    1. in pretence: 1967–1993 (monarchy abolished)
  13. Rukidi IV: 1995 (monarchy reinstated)

See also

Bibliography

  • Ingham, Kenneth. The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda. London: Methuen, 1975.

References

  1. ↑ Genealogy of the Abakama (Kings) of Toro

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