Kigeli II Nyamuheshera
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Father | Mutara I Nsoro II Semugeshi |
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Dynasti | Nyiginya dynasty (3rd) |
Burial | Burenga near Shayo-Byumba |
Children | Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura |
Grandchildren | Yuhi III Mazimpaka |
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ID | 3359887 |
Kigeli II Nyamuheshera Life story
Kigeli II Nyamuheshera was Mwami of the Kingdom of Rwanda from 1576-1609. He was a great warrior and expansionist. He had a strong army known as the "Inkingi". One of his military camps, known as "Iziruguru", was attacked by a people called "Abanyabungo" from the western Kivu in the modern-day Congo.