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Contact & Upheaval · 1800–1894

Kabalega and Mwanga’s Resistance

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Location photograph · Kibiro Salt GardensImage credits

Episode notes

Series · Contact & Upheaval · 32 min

About this episode

Kabalega's resistance to British expansion, the Abarusura army, and his capture alongside Mwanga II in 1899.

Review & sources

Draft: awaiting historical review

This account awaits independent historical review. Linked sources support only the claims identified below.

  • Brief profile of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega

    Kabalega Foundation. Accessed 2026-10-09.

    Supports: Resistance and capture alongside Mwanga II in 1899.

    Used for the capture and return-from-exile dates. Other assertions on the page have not been adopted.

Bibliography awaiting review

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  • G. N. Uzoigwe, "Kabalega and the Making of Bunyoro"
  • Colonial Office Records, 1894-1899
  • A. R. Dunbar, "A History of Bunyoro-Kitara"

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