XVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Southern interlacustrine Great Lakes
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The Bahinda successor states were a group of small southern Great Lakes polities whose dynasties claimed descent from Ruhinda. They emerged after Ruhinda’s expansion through Karagwe, Nkore, Kyamutwara, Ihangiro and Buzinza, and included the successor dynasties of Karagwe, Ihangiro, Kyamutwara and Buzinza. Their formation followed the fragmentation of Ruhinda’s political sphere after his death.
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The Bahinda successor states emerged from Ruhinda’s expansion in the southern interlacustrine region. Ruhinda established a base in Karagwe and then extended his authority into neighbouring territories, replacing Bachwezi agents and placing sons or allies in positions of power. The political system he created was therefore built through a combination of cattle wealth, negotiated allegiance and dynastic installation.
When Ruhinda died in Buzinza, the political area under his influence fragmented. His sons, who had previously acted as his agents, became independent rulers in their respective territories. They founded the dynasties of Karagwe, Ihangiro, Kyamutwara and Buzinza, producing a set of relatively small states that remained limited in size for a long period.
The excerpt places these states within a broader post-Bachwezi transformation that also included Gisaka, Rwanda, Ndorwa of the Bashambo, the Babito states and Buganda. Most of the new polities possessed a marked pastoralist element, although their political origins were not identical. The Bahinda successor states thus formed one branch of a wider cycle of interlacustrine state formation.
XVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Southern interlacustrine Great Lakes
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Bahinda successor states were a group of small southern Great Lakes polities whose dynasties claimed descent from Ruhinda. They emerged after Ruhinda’s expansion through Karagwe, Nkore, Kyamutwara, Ihangiro and Buzinza, and included the successor dynasties of Karagwe, Ihangiro, Kyamutwara and Buzinza. Their formation followed the fragmentation of Ruhinda’s political sphere after his death.
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Le récit
The Bahinda successor states emerged from Ruhinda’s expansion in the southern interlacustrine region. Ruhinda established a base in Karagwe and then extended his authority into neighbouring territories, replacing Bachwezi agents and placing sons or allies in positions of power. The political system he created was therefore built through a combination of cattle wealth, negotiated allegiance and dynastic installation.
When Ruhinda died in Buzinza, the political area under his influence fragmented. His sons, who had previously acted as his agents, became independent rulers in their respective territories. They founded the dynasties of Karagwe, Ihangiro, Kyamutwara and Buzinza, producing a set of relatively small states that remained limited in size for a long period.
The excerpt places these states within a broader post-Bachwezi transformation that also included Gisaka, Rwanda, Ndorwa of the Bashambo, the Babito states and Buganda. Most of the new polities possessed a marked pastoralist element, although their political origins were not identical. The Bahinda successor states thus formed one branch of a wider cycle of interlacustrine state formation.
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