Kingdom of Buganda
Kingdom of Buganda was a state in Great Lakes (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from c. 1300 to 1966 CE, about 666 years. Its people spoke Bantu languages (Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda).
A small state on Lake Victoria's north shore that overtook Bunyoro by the 19th century under its kabaka kings. Allied with Britain from 1894, it was abolished by Milton Obote in 1966 and restored as a cultural monarchy in 1993.
See Kingdom of Buganda on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1300 to 1966 CE
- Duration
- 666 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Great Lakes, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Bantu
- Capital
- Mengo (Kampala)
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Ibn Battuta visits Kilwa
- Great Enclosure built at Great Zimbabwe
- Diogo Cão reaches the Congo River
- Kongo's king is baptised
- Vasco da Gama on the Swahili coast
- Portuguese sack Kilwa and Mombasa
- Founding of Cape Town
- Battle of Mbwila
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Swahili city-states
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Zimbabwe
- Zulu Kingdom
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- Congo Free State
- Kilwa Sultanate
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
Questions
When did Kingdom of Buganda exist?
c. 1300 to 1966 CE, about 666 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Kingdom of Buganda?
Great Lakes, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Mengo (Kampala).
What language did Kingdom of Buganda speak?
Bantu. This family includes Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda.