Omugabe of Nkole

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The Omugabe of Nkole was the monarch of the state of Nkole (Ankole), a historic state located in what is now Uganda. The term "Omugabe" is translated in various ways, but is most commonly equated to "king".

List of Omugabes of Nkole

• Ruhinda - late fifteenth century
• Nkuba - late fifteenth century
• Nyaika - early sixteenth century
• Ntare I - mid sixteenth century
• Rushango - late sixteenth century
• Ntare II - late sixteenth century/early seventeenth century
• Ntare III - mid seventeenth century
• Kasasira - late seventeenth century
• Kitera - late seventeenth century
• Rumongye - late seventeenth century
• Mirindi - late seventeenth century
• Ntare IV - c.1699-c.1727
• Macwa - c.1727-c.1755
• Rwabirere - c. 1755-1783
• Gahaya - 1783-