Ndorwa

Ndorwa was a kingdom of the Great Lakes highlands, ruled by the Abashambo dynasty. Its lands extended across the country north and east of central Rwanda, where both cultivators and cattle keepers made their homes. In the eighteenth century the kingdom became the object of repeated Rwandan campaigns under Kigeli Ndabarasa. After the death of Ndorwa's ruler Gahaya, Ndabarasa overcame rival claimants and brought the kingdom under his control, claiming the inheritance of its rulers for himself.

The later city of Byumba lies here.