Mwami (pronounced [mwɑmi, mŋɑmi]) is an honorific title common in parts of Central and East Africa. The title means chief or tribal chief in several Bantu...
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Mwami is an honorific title common in parts of Central and East Africa. Mwami may also refer to: Mwami, Zambia, a town in Zambia Mwami, Zimbabwe, a town...
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List of kings of Rwanda (redirect from Mwami of Rwanda)
of kings of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was ruled by sovereigns titled mwami (plural abami), and was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms...
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Mutaga III of Burundi (redirect from Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo)
Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo was the king of Burundi. He ascended to the throne c.1735-1739 and ruled until his death in 1767. He succeeded king...
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Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (redirect from Mwami Rwabugiri)
Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (1840? - September 1895) was the king (mwami) of the Kingdom of Rwanda in the mid-nineteenth century. He was among the last Nyiginya...
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Kingdom of Bugesera (section Known mwami)
kingdom was possibly founded in the 16th century. Its rulers were known as mwami (kings), similarly to the monarchs of other regional states. Accounts of...
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Mwezi IV of Burundi (redirect from Mwami Mwezi IV)
King Mwami Mwezi IV Gisabo Bikata-Bijoga (c. 1840–1908) was the last independent ruler of Burundi before its colonization by the German Empire. He ascended...
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Mwami is a town in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The town lies at the international border with Malawi, adjacent to the Malawian city of Mchinji. The...
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Mwami is a settlement in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. Mwami is located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi), by road, north-east of Karoi...
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African drum. It was the main symbol of Burundi and its Mwami (King) and had semi-divine status. The Mwami was said to interpret the beatings of the karyenda...
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