{UAH} ANOTHER HISTORICAL FACT TO THINK ABOUT

The shells of cowries or cowries historically were used as money in Buganda Kingdom before the arrival of Capt. John Speke and Capt. James Grant in 1862, and were also used as money before 1844, when the first Arab, Ahmed bin Ibrahim El Ameri, arrived in Kibuga.These monetary cowries are among the historic mediums of exchange in Kibuga.

If guinea fowls, goats, or animal food was required, the natives charged almost London prices, preferring cowries (Grant, 1864).


Source:
Grant, J. A. (1864). "A Walk Across Africa or Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal." London: William Blackwood and Sons.

2.Copper, silver and gold are found in Uganda (Grant, 1864).The day of arrival in Kibuga, Uganda's capital, the 27th of May 1862, was one not only of deep joy but thankfulness (Grant, 1864).Traces of indigenous hydrocarbons are found in several igneous and metamorphic rocks in Uganda (Grant, 1864). Mutesa, the King of Uganda has Zanzibar guns (Grant, 1864).M'tesa the King of Uganda are great friends with Rumanika, the King of Karagwe.The King of Karagwe, cannot write but sends a string of barckloth with knots upon it, corresponding with the number of elephant tusks sent (Grant, 1864)


Omungereza James Grant, teyalimba bweyali anyonyola eby'obugaga obukusike byeyasanga mu Buganda mu 1862. Amatale, zaabu, feeza ne amayinja amatwakaavu byaliwo mu 1862, era nakati bikyaliwo mu bungi e Buganda. Naye oyo yenna ayagala okubinyaga nga akozese eryanyi, emmundu oba okujjingirira ebiwandiiko, asooke kulama, kubanga ebyafayo biraga nti ababbi ba amayinja ga Buganda, ebintu tebitera kubagendela bulungi era abasinga kati ze mbuyaga ezikunta. Oli tayinza kubba zaabu wa bantu ba Buganda, natagenda zira ku mwa
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