Today, I cover the pre-colonial history of the Bulamogi and Bukono states of the AbaiseNgobi clan up to 1900. The AbaiseNgobi are the royal clan of Busoga that ruled various states that eventually came to be known collectively as Busoga. Bukooli was one of the many states that came to make up the modern traditional kingdom of Busoga in Uganda, East Africa. Words to Note. Zibondo - Title for King of Bulamogi Kingdom Kabaka -  Title for King of Buganda Kingdom Nkono    - Title for King of Bukono Kingdom Tabingwa - Title for King of Luuka Kingdom SOURCES David William Cohen, “Em ..read more

Today, I cover the pre-colonial history of the Bukooli state of the AbaiseWakooli clan up to 1900. Bukooli was one of the many states that came to make up the modern traditional kingdom of Busoga in Uganda, East Africa. Correction at 21:06 Banda state in southeast Bukooli was ruled by the AbaiseKibiga not the AbaiseKiruyi. I got it wrong.. Twice. ??(pg 467, Enkaana) I will forever hang my head in shame. Few things to note. Wakooli - Ttile for King of Bukooli Kingdom Kabaka -  Title for King of Buganda Kingdom Ngobi.    - Title for King of Buzimba-Kigulu Kingdom Please see sour ..read more

Bugweri is one of the chiefdoms that make up the current kingdom of Busoga. It is ruled by the AbaiseMenha clan. Imbued with the authority of Mukama from Bunyoro kingdom in the 18th century, their founder Kakaire established himself in the southern part of Bugweri where he took power from the AbaiseMusuubo clan. Their rulers are given the title of Menha. This is their pre-colonial history. Follow me on instagram @twcbupod Youtube, Tiktok and twitter @ThoseWhoCameBeforeUs Sources David William Cohen, “The Historical Tradition of Busoga; Mukama and Kintu” ( London: Clarendon Press, 1972) David W ..read more

This is a morbid cautionary tale from Busoga in Uganda. It was told by Christopher Baseuse from the AbaiseKiranda clan. It was recorded by historian David Cohen at Baseuse's home on 7 October 1966. Follow me on Instagram at twcbupod Tiktok at ThoseWhoCameBeforeUs Twitter at ThoseWhoCameBeforeUs Watch the Youtube version at the link below. https://youtu.be/TKlc2SDHiRw ..read more

The AbaiseNgobi are the clan from which the Kyabazinga(king) of Busoga will be picked. They are the royals of the kingdom. There were many states which were under their leadership. Today I discuss the pre-colonial history of the AbaiseNgobi of Kigulu chiefdom. FYI, I happen to be a prince from there. ;) Follow me on Instagram: TWCBUpod Tiktok: Those Who Came Before Us Youtube: Those Who Came Before Us References David William Cohen, “The Historical Tradition of Busoga; Mukama and Kintu” ( London: Clarendon Press, 1972) David William Cohen, “The Political Transformation of Northern Busoga:Cah ..read more

This story is based on the folklore called "The famine" which was collected by Mrs George Baskerville. I think the name change is more fitting. lol. The name of the book it was published in is called "The Flame Tree and other folklore." Like and Subcribe. Check out my instagram page @twcbupod and Youtube channel for the video version. https://youtu.be/S64Z0Dfmj3I I am working on the next historical podcast and video on busoga. It's coming. In the meantime, I'll be posting folklore. Stay tuned ..read more

The Busoga kingdom is located in Eastern Uganda. It's one of the 5 monarchies of Uganda. Today I talk about the pre-colonial beginnings of Busoga. Kintu and Mukama  are two men mentioned as being the fathers of the people who founded the many states that comprised this kingdom. Enjoy. :) There is a youtube version of today's episode if you would like to check that out. There are slight variations in presentation between the two but the information is the same.  Please follow link below. Subscribe and follow. https://youtu.be/2MGe3WVXKh8 References David William Cohen, “The Historica ..read more

In today’s episode, we talk about the military of  the pre-colonial African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. For most of its history, Bunyoro did not have a standing army. Instead, they relied on the common man to take up arms when called upon by his chiefs. These armies were called Obwesengeze. That was until the 1870s when Kabaleega created the Abarusura army, a force dedicated to the protection of the state. The army was led by several commanders such as Rwabudongo, Ireeta, Kikukule, Nyakamatura and Byabachwezi. Enjoy the episode!! Sources Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns’ He ..read more

Before the arrival of Christianity and Islam, the religion of Kubandwa was an East African spirit possession faith practiced by many groups in the great lakes region. It is still practiced today to a much smaller degree and has a terrible/unfair reputation of witchcraft like other indigenous african religions. In this episode, I discuss what the religion must’ve looked like in Pre-colonial Bunyoro. We will talk about what it actually is, what it meant to people and how followers became mediums. References John H. Beattie, Initiation into the Cwezi Spirit possession cult in Bunyoro (African St ..read more

The death of Omukama(King) Kamurasi in 1869 triggered the customary succession war between 2 of his sons Kabigumire and Kabaleega.  The latter won the duel and went on to be Bunyoro’s greatest king. He initiated new political and military reforms unlike anything the kingdom had seen before. Under him, Bunyoro began to regain the strength that it had been losing over the past century. Increased trade with the Arabs enriched and allowed him to modernize the state. He handled multiple crises back to back and sometimes at the same time. These included his country’s age-old rivals the Baganda ..read more