Ankole
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Ankole (Nkore before the colonial era) 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.
Key facts
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of Ankole
- Former country.status
- State from15th century–1901Non-sovereign monarchy from1901–1967
- Former country.ethnic_groups
- Banyankole
- Former country.p1
- Empire of Kitara
- Former country.s1
- Uganda
- Former country.flag_s1
- Flag of Uganda.svg
- Former country.image_flag
- Flag of Ankole.svg
- Former country.image_coat
- Emblem of Ankole.svg
- Former country.image_map
- Ankole (map).png
- Former country.image_map_caption
- Location of Ankole (red) in Uganda (pink).
- Former country.capital
- Mbarara
- Former country.national_anthem
- 'Ensi Nkore, Ensi Nkore'
- Former country.common_languages
- Runyankole, English
- Former country.government_type
- Constitutional monarchy
- Former country.title_leader
- Omugabe
- Former country.leader1
- Ruhinda
- Former country.year_leader1
- c. 1430–1446
- Former country.leader2
- Gasyonga II
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Wikidata facts
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- inception
- 1500-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1967-00-00
- Commons category
- Kingdom of Ankole
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16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Under the Empire of Kitara
- Founding
- Colonial and post-colonial periods
- Culture and society
- Organization
- Iru and Hima relations
- Military
- List of Abagabe of Ankole
- Nkole people
- Counties of Nkole (Amashaza)
- Nkole calendar
- See also
- References
- External links
Ankole (Nkore before the colonial era) 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== thumb|Map depicting the Kingdom of Ankole The kingdom of Ankole is located in the South-Western region of Uganda bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ankole is home to some of the most favorable grazing lands in Africa: