Polity Kingdom of Bunyoro

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Was a precolonial kingdom in the African Great Lakes Area established in the early 14th century by Rukidi-Mpuga.

Establishment

  • January 1401: The kingdom of Bunyoro was established in the early 14th century by Rukidi-Mpuga.

Chronology

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1. Military Campaigns of Muhammad Ali

Wars that saw the partecipation of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the Wali of Egypt.

1.1. Egyptian conquest of Sudan

Were a series of military expeditions of the nominally Ottoman Eyalet of Egypt in Sudan that resulted in the annexion of the region.

  • January 1871: Equatoria conquered by turkey.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1877: The Kingdom of Tooro is absorbed into Bunyoro-Kitara in 1876.
  • August 1890: In July 1890 an agreement was settled whereby the entire region north of Lake Victoria was given to Great Britain.
  • January 1892: he Kingdom of Tooro reasserted its independence in 1891.

Disestablishment

  • January 1895: In 1894 Great Britain declared the Kingdom of Bunyoro its protectorate.