Buzimba

For the river in Burundi, see Buzimba River.

Kingdom of Buzimba Obukama bwa Buzimba
Unknown–1901
Status	Former kingdom
Government	Monarchy
Omukama
History
• Established	Unknown
• Incorporated into Ankole Protectorate	1901
Today part of	Uganda

Buzimba was a kingdom in what is today Uganda. It was incorporated into the British Ankole protectorate in 1901. It was governed by a monarch known as the Omukama, same name used in other Bantu-speaking monarchies in the Great Lakes region. Buzimba was annexed to the British Ankole Protectorate in 1901 and lost its autonomy and monarchical governance under colonization.

History

Buzimba functioned as an independent polity before the arrival of British colonial administration. Its monarch, the Omukama, exercised political, military, and ritual authority over the kingdom, similar to other contemporary kingdoms in the region such as Tooro, Bunyoro, and Nkore.

In 1901 Buzimba was incorporated into the British Ankole Protectorate, losing its autonomy and traditional monarchical governance under colonial rule. The incorporation reflected the broader consolidation of territories in the region by the British colonial administration during the early 20th century.

See also

• Omukama
• History of Uganda
• Ankole
• Bantu peoples
• Banyankore

References

Ankole Omukama