Opening the text

Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic OceanStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

History

Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

Name: Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean
Author: Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904 -- Travel -- Africa, Central

The ingenious mind can also find the prototype of the miraculously
flying Kibaga in the angel that destroyed the first-born of Egypt, or
that other who smote the host of Assyria; and Nakivingi, or Chabagu and
his mighty warrior Wakinguru, might stand for David and his champions,
and the final disappearance of Kintu may be taken to represent the end
of the age of miracles. But speculation on these points will only lead
one into wild and vain theories: and it is enough for the purposes of
this book to accept the tale of Kintu as a simple tradition of Central
Africa.

There is great reason to believe, however, that Kintu, if not a myth, is
a far more ancient personage than Mtesa’s list of kings would lead us to
suppose. At any rate, from other sources I have collected the names of
three kings of Uganda omitted by him. These are Semi-kokiro, Karago, and
Kimguvu.

That the reader may be able to estimate the duration of the Uganda
monarchy, I append in a tabular form the list of the kings, including
the names of the three kings not mentioned by Mtesa:—

  1. Kintu.
  2. Chwa.
  3. Kamiera.
  4. Kimera.
  5. Almass.
  6. Tembo.
  7. Kigara.
  8. Wanpamba
  9. Kaeema.
 10. Semi-kokiro.
 11. Karago.

 12. Nakivingi.
 13. Morondo.
 14. Sekamanya.
 15. Kimguvu.
 16. Jemba.
 17. Suna I.
 18. Kimbugwé.
 19. Katerega.
 20. Ntewi.
 21. Juko.
 22. Kyemba.
 23. Tiwandeké.
 24. Mdowra.

 25. Kaguru.
 26. Kikuruwé.
 27. Ma’anda.
 28. Msangi.
 29. Namugara.
 30. Chabagu.
 31. Junju.
 32. Wasejé.
 33. Kamanya.
 31. Suna II.
 35. Mtesa.

The above forms a very respectable list of kings for a country in
Central Africa, and proves Uganda to be a monarchy of no mean antiquity,
if the number of names may be taken as any indication. Many names may
also have been forgotten—to be resuscitated perhaps by some future
traveller with the patience and time at command to rescue them from
oblivion.

-----

# 22:

  Some of the Waganda believe, however, that Kintu, or Ham, as Mtesa now
  believes him to be, was buried at Magonga; but I prefer to adhere to
  the legend as it was related to me.

# 23:

  I have been struck at the frequent geographical hints thrown out by
  Sabadu.

# 24:

  Another geographical hint, which has been verified by investigation. I
  have no doubt the Nagombwa will turn out to be the Asua.

# 25:

  I have observed that Sabadu’s narrative contains many interesting
  ethnological facts. Perhaps the reader needs to be informed that I
  stenographed Sabadu’s story as he related it to me before my camp fire
  at Nakaranga.

# 26:

  In almost exactly the same manner the Wavuma daily taunted Mtesa.

# 27:

  Majwara is the little boy who alone watched the last hours of Dr.
  Livingstone.

# 28:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

History

Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904 -- Travel -- Africa, Central

The ingenious mind can also find the prototype of the miraculously
flying Kibaga in the angel that destroyed the first-born of Egypt, or
that other who smote the host of Assyria; and Nakivingi, or Chabagu and
his mighty warrior Wakinguru, might stand for David and his champions,
and the final disappearance of Kintu may be taken to represent the end
of the age of miracles. But speculation on these points will only lead
one into wild and vain theories: and it is enough for the purposes of
this book to accept the tale of Kintu as a simple tradition of Central
Africa.

There is great reason to believe, however, that Kintu, if not a myth, is
a far more ancient personage than Mtesa’s list of kings would lead us to
suppose. At any rate, from other sources I have collected the names of
three kings of Uganda omitted by him. These are Semi-kokiro, Karago, and
Kimguvu.

That the reader may be able to estimate the duration of the Uganda
monarchy, I append in a tabular form the list of the kings, including
the names of the three kings not mentioned by Mtesa:—

  1. Kintu.
  2. Chwa.
  3. Kamiera.
  4. Kimera.
  5. Almass.
  6. Tembo.
  7. Kigara.
  8. Wanpamba
  9. Kaeema.
 10. Semi-kokiro.
 11. Karago.

 12. Nakivingi.
 13. Morondo.
 14. Sekamanya.
 15. Kimguvu.
 16. Jemba.
 17. Suna I.
 18. Kimbugwé.
 19. Katerega.
 20. Ntewi.
 21. Juko.
 22. Kyemba.
 23. Tiwandeké.
 24. Mdowra.

 25. Kaguru.
 26. Kikuruwé.
 27. Ma’anda.
 28. Msangi.
 29. Namugara.
 30. Chabagu.
 31. Junju.
 32. Wasejé.
 33. Kamanya.
 31. Suna II.
 35. Mtesa.

The above forms a very respectable list of kings for a country in
Central Africa, and proves Uganda to be a monarchy of no mean antiquity,
if the number of names may be taken as any indication. Many names may
also have been forgotten—to be resuscitated perhaps by some future
traveller with the patience and time at command to rescue them from
oblivion.

-----

# 22:

  Some of the Waganda believe, however, that Kintu, or Ham, as Mtesa now
  believes him to be, was buried at Magonga; but I prefer to adhere to
  the legend as it was related to me.

# 23:

  I have been struck at the frequent geographical hints thrown out by
  Sabadu.

# 24:

  Another geographical hint, which has been verified by investigation. I
  have no doubt the Nagombwa will turn out to be the Asua.

# 25:

  I have observed that Sabadu’s narrative contains many interesting
  ethnological facts. Perhaps the reader needs to be informed that I
  stenographed Sabadu’s story as he related it to me before my camp fire
  at Nakaranga.

# 26:

  In almost exactly the same manner the Wavuma daily taunted Mtesa.

# 27:

  Majwara is the little boy who alone watched the last hours of Dr.
  Livingstone.

# 28:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

No reviews yet