Those Who Came Before Us
Most of us are aware of how badly represented Africa is. The continent is too often reduced to a number of degrading stereotypes. But Africa has a rich and diverse history. A history that is usually ignored or poorly understood not just by the world but by (sometimes) its own people. A certain British historian once referred to its past as darkness.
Well, I hope to be among those who hold a lantern to this so-called darkness of a history. Take my hand, as I guide you down the pathways of Africa’s supposed night covered past. Allow me to show you her numerous and diverse people, their perspectives, religion, and their stories.
Hosted by David Ibanda( a devoted student of African history with a penchant for Corny jokes)
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Those Who Came Before Us
African History: Busiki & Busambira states of Busoga, Uganda
Busiki and Busambira are among the many small nations that came under the umbrella of the current Busoga kingdom.
Unlike most of the well known busoga states ruled by the AbaiseNgobi clan, these 2 are headed by the lesser known AbaiseIgaga clan.
Follow me as I talk about their pre-colonial history starting with their founder the meat giver Nemwe all the way to the end of the 1900s when they were incorporated into the Busoga Kingdom and largely the nation of Uganda.
If you prefer to watch, check out the youtube channel link below.
https://youtube.com/@thosewhocamebeforeus9326?si=C87e33Dsnsi1NJMO
Words to note.
Kisiki/Kisiginyi: Leader of the Busiki State
Kisambira: Leader of the Busambira State
Kabaka: Leader of the Buganda state.
Naminha: Leader of the AbaiseNaminha Clan
Igulu: Leader of the AbaiseIgulu Clan
Please see sources below.
SOURCES
David William Cohen, “Emergence and Crisis: The States of Northern Busoga in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries” , in D. DENOON, ed., History of Uganda, vol. II (Nairobi: East African Publishing House).
David William Cohen, “The Historical Tradition of Busoga; Mukama and Kintu” ( London: Clarendon Press, 1972)
Minah Nabirye and Gilles-Maurice De Schryver, “Enkaana” , Fieldwork Texts Compiled by David William Cohen on the history of the Basoga people, (Kampala, Menha Publishers, 2022) Text 64, 68, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79
Federick Peter Batala-Nayenga, “An Economic History of the Lacustrine States of Busoga, Uganda: 1750-1939” ( University of Michigan, 1976)
William FitzSimons, “Warfare, Competition, and the Durability of Political Smallness in Nineteenth Century” Journal of African History ( Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Y.K. Lubogo ESQ, “History of Busoga”(Kisubi,Uganda: Marianum Press Ltd, 2020)(Translated and reprint from original written in Luganda)