Yuhi III Mazimpaka
Yuhi III Mazimpaka | |
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Mwami (King) | |
Reign | 1735 - 1766 |
Dynasty | Nyiginya dynasty (3rd) |
Father | Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura |
Mother | Nyirayuhi III Nyamarembo |
Yuhi III Mazimpaka (scientific orthography: Yuhi wa Gatatu Mazimpakâ) was the Mwami (King) of kingdom of Rwanda from 1735 to 1766.[1]
He is remembered as having been an exceptionally handsome young king. He was a highly intelligent and creative man. He is said to have been a painter with words (umusizi)/poet and a prophet. He revealed from his dreams the coming of a pale race of people in many years after his death that would lead to the downfall of his kingdom. King Yuhi III commissioned a construction of a three storeyed house made of tree trunks, reeds and grass straws at a place known as Kamonyi. It is thought to have been the first storeyed house ever built in Rwanda. He suffered occasional mental illness due to his combination of intensive meditations/envisioning and the daily running of the Kingdom. He died from a leg injury which he sustained from an attempt to dive from a high rock into a lake where he had gone to swim.[2]
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Preceded by | King of Rwanda 1735 - 1766 | Succeeded by Kalemera Rwaka |
References
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- Gihanga
- Kanyarwanda I Gahima I
- Yuhi I Musindi
- Rumeza
- Nyarume
- Rubanda
- Ndahiro I Ruyange
- Ndahiro Ndoba
- Ndahiro Samembe
- Nsoro I Samukondo
- Nsoro II Byinshi
- Ruganzu I Bwimba
- Cyilima I Rugwe
- Kigeli I Mukobanya
- Mibambwe I Sekarongoro I Mutabazi
- Yuhi wa II Gahima II
- Ndahiro II Cyamatare
(1650–1961)
- Ruganzu II Ndoli
- Mutara I Nsoro III Semugeshi
- Kigeli II Nyamuheshera
- Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura
- Yuhi III Mazimpaka
- Kalemera Rwaka
- Cyilima II Rujugira
- Kigeli III Ndabarasa
- Mibambwe III Mutabazi II Sentabyo
- Yuhi IV Gahindiro
- Mutara II Rwogera
- Kigeli IV Rwabugiri
- Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa
- Yuhi V Musinga
- Mutara III Rudahigwa
- Kigeli V Ndahindurwa
(1961–present)