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James L. Brain
NYANKOLE The Nyankole belong to the western Interlacustrine Bantu of
Uganda that include also the Nyoro and Toro tribes. They all developed similar
political cultures of kingship and centralized government and also share a common
tradition about a group of alien gods who brought statecraft and cattle to
the area. Historians question the tradition but agree that the states in this region
were established about five centuries ago by pastoral people who founded their
dynasties and dominated the agricultural inhabitants.
Ankole, the homeland of the Nyankole, was one of several ancient kingdoms
that were abolished in 1967 and today forms a district in southwest Uganda. It
borders the Kangera River on the south, Lake Edward and Lake George on the
west, the former kingdom of Toro on the north and the western plateau of
Buganda on the east. The area has considerable topographical variety, the eastern
part consisting of green hills about 4,000 feet in elevation and several small
lakes, among them Mburu and Nakivaly. To the west the elevation rises to 7,000
feet and then abruptly goes down to the western rift and the shores of lakes