Place

Lake Victoria

Also known as Nyanza

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and the main source of the White Nile. Kingdoms grew on its shores, including Buganda in the north, the Busoga principalities and the Haya kingdoms such as Karagwe and Kianja in the west. European explorers reached it from 1858, and Britain made Buganda the core of the Uganda Protectorate.

Lake Victoria
Image: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of BugandaFoundation, Military, Impact, SummaryKingdom of BunyoroMilitaryUgandaSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 7 state histories

Kingdom of BugandaKingdom of KaragweBusoga principalitiesKingdom of IhangiroKingdom of KokiKingdom of KianjaUganda Protectorate

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lake Victoria. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lake-victoria
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“Lake Victoria.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lake-victoria. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Lake Victoria.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lake-victoria.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lake Victoria’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lake-victoria (Accessed: ).

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