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Kitagwenda was a kingdom in Uganda. [1] [2] [3] It was located in what is today Kamwenge District.[ citation needed ] It was incorporated into the Tooro Kingdom in 1900. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Efuraimu, Kamuhangire Rwumva (1995). The Pre-colonial History of the Salt Lakes Region of South Western Uganda, C.1000-1900 A.D. Gideon S. Were Press.
  2. ↑ Wheeler, Andrew (1971). Kitagwenda, a Babito Kingdom in Southern Toro.
  3. 1 2 The International Journal of African Historical Studies. Africana Publishing Company. 1973.
  4. ↑ Annalen: Menselijke wetenschappen. Reeks in-8o. Musée royale de l'Afrique Centrale. 1977.


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