There are at least fifty recognised clans within the Kingdom of Buganda, with at least another six making a claim to clan status. Within this group of clans are four distinct sub-groups which reflect historical waves of immigration to Buganda.^[1]

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Nansangwa

The oldest clans trace their lineage to the Tonda Kings, who are supposed to have ruled in the region from 400 to approx. 1200-1350 AD. These six clans are referred to as the Nansangwa, or the indigenous:^{[citation needed]}

• Fumbe
• Lugave
• Mamba
• Ngeye
• Njaza
• Nnyonyi.

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Kintu Migration

The Abalasangeye dynasty came to power through the conquests of Kabaka Kintu Kato, which are estimated to have occurred sometime between 1200 and 1400 AD. Kintu is said to have come from the north, from among the Bunyoro in the Empire of Kitara.

Thirteen to sixteen clans are purported to have come with Kintu, including;

• Ekkobe
• Mamba
• Mbwa
• Mpeewo
• Mpologoma
• Namung’oona
• Ngo
• Ng’onge
• Njovu
• Nkejje
• Nkima
• Ntalaganya
• Nvubu
• Nvuma.

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Kimera Migration

Around 1420 another wave of immigration assisted by Kabaka Kimera, also from the Empire of Kitara. With him came another eleven clans, some of whom are said to have been clans that had been exiled under the last king of the Tonda dynasty, Bemba Musota.

These eleven clans are

• oBugeme
• oButiko
• aKasimba
• aKayozi
• eKibe
• eMbogo
• oMusu
• eNgabi
• eNkerebwe
• eNsuma
• eNseenene.

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Other clans

Since Kimera twenty further clans have either immigrated to Buganda, or been created internally (largely by kings).

These clans are;

• aBabiito
• aBasambo
• aBaboobi
• aKasnke
• eKikuba
• eKinyomo
• eKiwere
• oLukato
• eMbuzi
• oMutima
• Nakinsige
• eNdiga
• eNdiisa
• Ng’aali
• eNjobe
• eNkebuka
• eNkula
• eNsunu
• eNte
• eNswaaswa.

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Economy

The traditional Ganda economy relied on crop cultivation. In contrast with many other East African economic systems, cattle played only a minor role. Many Baganda hired laborers from the north as herders. Bananas were the most important staple food, providing the economic base for the region's dense population growth. This crop does not require shifting cultivation or bush fallowing to maintain soil fertility, and as a result, Ganda villages were quite permanent. Women did most of the agricultural work, while men often engaged in commerce and politics (and in precolonial times, warfare). Before the introduction of woven cloth, traditional clothing was manufactured from the bark of trees.[1]

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See also

• Luganda language
• Kabaka of Buganda
  • Mutesa II of Buganda
  • Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
  • Baganda Music
• Ugandan monarchies
• The legend of Kintu
• Uganda Cowries

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Notes

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External links

• The official Kasubi Tombs website
• The Wamala Tombs history
• Brief description of Buganda at www.myuganda.co.ug
• Buganda.com
  • Constitution of Buganda
• The Archaeology of Buganda
• Family Trees of the Baganda found online
• GandaArt Online Find and buy art from Ganda artists online
• GandaNews Find headlines on Buganda from all over the world
• GandaShop Support the Buganda kingdom by buying certificates online, also find Buganda flags and other gifts
• GandaVideos Watch Music videos from Ugandan and East African artists

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