Olimi I of Tooro
Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I was Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom, from around 1830 until around 1861. He was the first Omukama of Tooro.[1]
Claim to the throne
[edit]He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Agutamba Nyamutukura Kyebambe III, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara at that time. His mother was a lady of the Ababwiju clan. He rebelled against his father and established his own kingdom at Kaboyo during his father's lifetime, beginning in 1822. He spurned the succession to Bunyoro-Kitara on his father's death.
Married life
[edit]Not much is known about the married life of Omukama Olimi I.
Offspring
[edit]The offspring of Omukama Olimi I of Tooro included the following:[citation needed]
- Prince (Omubiito) whose name is not known. This prince fathered a son, one Prince (Omubiito) Kabuzi, a nephew of Nyaika, assisted his uncle Mushaga I in his campaign to seize the throne. He was defeated and killed at Kanyanyange, together with a number of other princes in 1870. Prince Kabuzi fathered a son; Prince (Omubiito) Isansa.
- Prince (Omubiito) Barongo.
- Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga, Omukama of Tooro, from 1862 until 1866.
- Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Tooro, from 1866 until 1870 and from 1871 until 1872.[1]
- Rukirabasaija Kato Rukidi I, Omukama of Tooro, from 1871 until 1871
- Prince (Omubiito), whose name is also unknown. This unnamed prince II, fathered a son, Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyanuyonjo, Omukama of Tooro, who reigned from 1876 until 1876.
- Prince (Omubiito) Kato.
- Prince (Omubiito) Ndahura Mushaga. He rebelled against his brother Omukama Nyaika, but was defeated and killed, together with his nephew, Bulemu, in 1869.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Komuntale, Chiefess of Bulera.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Kibundabunda, Chiefess of Butanda.
- Princess (Omubiitokati) Bayanjeru.
The final days
[edit]Omukama Olimi I died around 1865
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Low, D. A. (2009-04-09). Fabrication of Empire: The British and the Uganda Kingdoms, 1890-1902. Cambridge University Press. pp. 151–158. ISBN 978-0-521-84351-5.
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