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Origins of the Buganda People

A community in pre-colonial Buganda at war. Buganda was an arena of civil wars fueled by political ambitions by religious sects and foreigners. They had a lack of written history with makes it hard to distinguish different dates in their history. This kingdom expanded for a number of reasons. It expanded with the decline of the Bunyoro Kingdom, it had an effected and civilized centralized system of government. Their population began to expand and they had good trade with he East African coast. This image connects to the East Africa segment of our class when we discuss the Buganda Kingdom. 

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