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Ruhinda
Ruhinda is the legendary founder of the Hinda dynasty, which ruled Ankole in Uganda and Karagwe and other Haya kingdoms in Tanzania. Traditions describe him as a son of Wamara, last ruler of the Chwezi of Kitara, who inherited the southern grazing lands and the royal drum Bagyendanwa and placed his sons on the thrones of neighbouring states. He is usually placed around the 15th century.
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