Bachwezi

Japanese: Bachwezi
Bachwezi

… [Ken Akasaka]
[history]
Around the 15th century, cattle herders gradually invaded the fertile crescent-shaped region stretching from the north to the west shores of Lake Victoria, from the north or west, and became rulers, subjugating the previously agricultural inhabitants. The famous Bachwezi dynasty, a mythical entity, is thought to be one of these rulers, but around 1500, the Nile-speaking Bito royal family drove out the Bachwezi, succeeded their kingdom of Kitara, and established the Bunyoro Kingdom, which controlled almost the entire southern half of present-day Uganda. Around 1650, the Bunyoro Kingdom reached its peak of prosperity, and thereafter the Buganda Kingdom, which bordered it to the south, became powerful in its place.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bachwezi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【赤阪 賢】
[歴史]
 ビクトリア湖北岸から西岸にわたる肥沃な半月形の地域に15世紀ごろ牛牧民が北あるいは西より徐々に侵入し,以前から農耕を行っていた住民を従えて支配者になっていった。神話的存在として名高いバチュウェジBachwezi王朝はこのような支配者の一つと考えられているが,1500年ころにナイル語系のビト王族がバチュウェジを追い出し,その王国キタラをうけついでブニョロ王国をつくり,現在のウガンダの南半分の地域をほぼ従えた。1650年ころブニョロ王国の繁栄は頂点に達し,以後これに代わって南に接するブガンダ王国が強大となった。…

※「Bachwezi」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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