Ankole
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Ankole was a traditional kingdom and region in southwestern Uganda, historically inhabited by the Banyankole people and known for its distinctive long-horned cattle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ankole canonical | 1 |
| Ankole region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
traditional kingdom ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Government of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolitionYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Nkore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageGroup | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Buganda (historical kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kigezi (region) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Toro (kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mbarara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Banyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Nkore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSymbol | Ankole long-horned cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bahima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bairu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Omugabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
colonial Africa
ⓘ
pre-colonial Africa ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Banyankole people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ankole long-horned cattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cattle-keeping culture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| language | Runyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestockBreed | Ankole-Watusi cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeSuccessor |
Ankole sub-region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
districts of southwestern Uganda ⓘ |
| partOf | Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleDemonym | Banyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColonialPoliticalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Bachwezi (legendary)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorityStatus | not officially restored at national level ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Ekitaguriro dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ankole region