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.

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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

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Buganda borderedBy Ankole
Runyankole region Ankole
this entity surface form: Ankole region