Ruhinda was the first

Omugabe of Nkore Ankole was a traditional Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward. Geography The kingdom of Ankole is located in the South-Western region of Ugan ...

, a king-like position, in Nkore, a kingdom in present-day

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

that was renamed

Ankole Ankole was a traditional Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward. Geography The kingdom of Ankole is located in the South-Western ...

in colonial times. His approximate reign dates are c. 1430 to 1446. He is descended from the Bachwezi Dynasty of the

Empire of Kitara Kitara (sometimes spelt as Kittara or Kitwara, also known as the Chwezi Empire) was an ancient legendary state that covered significant parts of western Uganda and is regularly mentioned in the oral traditions of the Banyoro, Batooro and Bany ...

. Ruhinda was a son of Ndahura, the last

Chwezi The Chwezi or Cwezi were a major semi-legendary clan that formed the second ruling dynasty of the Empire of Kitara within the African Great Lakes region. They are venerated as ancestor spirits by the Rutara people. Scholarly studies Origins John Su ...

king.

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