Tooro Kingdom

Kingdom of Tooro
Flag
Anthem: National Anthem of Toro
Location of the Tooro Kingdom (red) in Uganda (pink)
Official languages	Tooro
Ethnic groups	Tooro
Demonym(s)	Tooro
Government	Constitutional monarchy
• Omukama	Rukidi IV
Independence
• from the Kingdom of Bunyoro	1830, 1876
• Monarchy abolished	1967
• Monarchy reinstated	1993
Currency	Ugandan shilling
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Calling code	256

Tooro Palace

The original Kingdom of Tooro (red) and its districts. Lake Victoria and other bodies of water are shaded blue.

Tooro is one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Tooro is King Rukidi IV. The people native to the kingdom are the Tooro, and their language is likewise called Tooro.

History

It was founded in 1830 when Omukama Kaboyo Olimi I, the eldest son of Omukama of Bunyoro Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. Absorbed into Bunyoro-Kitara in 1876, it reasserted its independence in 1891.

As with Buganda, Bunyoro, and Busoga, Tooro's monarchy was abolished in 1967 by the Government of Uganda, but was reinstated in 1993.

Abakama of Tooro

The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro since 1800:

1. Olimi I: 1822–1865
2. Ruhaga of Toro: 1865–1866
3. Nyaika Kyebambe I: 1866–1871 and 1871–1872
4. Rukidi I: 1871
5. Olimi II: 1872–1875
6. Rukidi II: 1875–1875
7. Rububi Kyebambe II: 1875 and 1877–1879
8. Kakende Nyamuyonjo: 1875–1876 and 1879–1880
9. Katera: 1876–1877
   1. Interregnum, reverted to Bunyoro: 1880–1891
10. Kyebambe III: 1891–1928
11. Rukidi III: 1929–1965
12. Olimi III: 1965–1967
    1. in pretence: 1967–1993 (monarchy abolished)
13. Rukidi IV: 1995 (monarchy reinstated)

See also

• Omukama of Toro
• Omukama of Bunyoro
• Bunyoro Kingdom
• Kingdom of Buganda

Bibliography

• Ingham, Kenneth. The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda. London: Methuen, 1975.

External links

• Toro Kingdom