Busoga

Between the Victoria Nile and the eastern rivers, the country of Busoga was divided among numerous chiefdoms. Each had its own ruling lineage and local centres of authority, rather than a single king over the whole region. Some chiefly lineages traced connections to Bunyoro, while others had different origins. Certain important houses belonged to the Baisengobi clan, related to the royal Babito of Bunyoro.

From the seventeenth century, political centres in northern Busoga expanded among competing local powers. Rivalries between Bunyoro and Buganda reached the Nile corridor between Lakes Victoria and Kyoga, affecting the alliances of chiefs on the eastern bank. The resulting landscape was one of neighbouring principalities whose fortunes depended on both local relationships and the ambitions of larger kingdoms.

The later city of Jinja lies here.