BANTU NEGROES 597 



o. Chwa. 



6. Wingi. 



7. Luhaga II. 



8. Kasoma. 



9. *Kyebainbe (or Nyauiutukura). 



10. Nyabongo (or Mugeiii). 



11. Kamurasi. 



12. Kabarega. 



Of these Bakania only two have reigned long — Luhaga I. and Xyamutukura. 

 The terms of the others generally reached only nine or ten years. Kal)arega's case 

 is also excejitional. 



In the case of Kyebambe, otherwise called Nyamiitukura, son of Sansa, he lived to be 

 so old that his women occasionally caused spikes to be hidden in his bed so as to hasten 

 his end.t Mugeni, son of Nyamiitukura, had a troubled reign, although lasting oidy 

 nine years. There were constant rebellions. Being old at the time of accession, his. 

 women, to avoid his following in his father's footsteps and becoming a useless 

 encumbrance, overlaid him whilst sick, and thus killed him. Since then a law has 

 been enforced that when a king is sick his women must be excluded from his enclosure. 

 Before Mugeni's death, his .son Kamurasi was given the plantations of Pauka, liis cousin. 

 The latter rebelled in Bugungu, and Kamurasi went to fight him. Pauka fled to an 

 island on the lake. Kamurasi's followers refused to go after him there. Not caring 

 to take Pauka's cattle, he took the i)eoi)le's instead. This caused them to rise. He 

 was defeated and wounded in his arm. While Kamurasi was absent, Mugeni died, and 

 the people placed his brother Nakubari on the throne. Kamurasi heard this at linrnli. 

 He marched to Chiope, joined forces with Luyonga, the chief there, and allied himself 

 with the Bakedi. They fought and conquered Nakubari, who was killed. Kamurasi 

 ruled Unyoro coincidently with the reign of Suna in I'ganda. He then returned 

 with the Bakedi to Bugungu and defeated Pauka, who was killed. He reigned nine 

 years only. His ruling was regarded as opi)ressive. Early in his reign his six brothers 

 rebelled and defeated liim. He tied to Buruli, but was folloA\ed, and was obliged to- 

 take refuge on a small island hidden in the sudd. His young Iirother, of the same 

 mother, went to him and upbraided him as a coward, threatened that if he did not 

 recover his manhood he himself would collect an army and fight the rebels, and if he 

 won he should seize the throne. Kamurasi, regaining courage, followed him, joined 

 forces, and killed the six brothers. That left three relatives (probably cousins), who 

 seized Chiope. The people there welcomed them. Kamurasi repeatedly sent armie.s. 

 to Chiope, until the people fled to Bukedi. A year's residence there tired them, and 

 they returned. They fought three battles, in each of which one of the relatives was 

 killed. The Chiope people, loyal to their choice, placed Til)ulihwa, a son of one of 

 the relatives, on the throne as their king. (He was afterwards killed by Kabarega.)- 

 Kamurasi, however, merely ignored him. Soon after he died. 



Kabarega then reigned. His brothers objected, rebelled, defeated him, and jtlaced 

 Kabagomiri in his stead. Kabarega tied to Buruli with a brother. Kabagonga. They 

 returned against Kabagomiri and defeated him. He fled to Ankole, soon collected an 

 army there, returned, and was defeated by Kabarega, and a great number of the 

 Bankole were slaughtered. (Ireta was captured here as a boy.) Kabarega got help 

 from Mutesa in this fight. (Kangawo was sent.) Kabagomiri quietly went round the 



* Koboyo, his son, rebelled and took possession of Toro. 

 t He was too old and feeble even to retaliate. 



