A history of the logbari clans of west Nile 1000-1925 A.D.

Abstract

This study treats the history of the Logbari clans of West Nile from the year 1000-1925 A.D. It analyses mainly the question of the origin of the society that became known as Logbari. It focuses on the ethnic constitution which gave rise to the identity of a people who became known as the Logbari, of West Nile in northern Uganda. The study is divided into five main chapters, the sixth being a short general conclusion. Chapter one is the introduction to the work. It covers the general and overall account of the research. Chapter two focuses on the historical background of the various groups of people who became known as the Logbari in West Nile sub region of Uganda. It examines and analyses the main ethnic groups to which the ancestors of the Logbari originally belonged, and from which they came. It is an attempt to determine the number of the main clans that constitute the people known as the Logbari of West Nile. Chapter three traces the migration and settlement of the ancestors of the Logbari and their descendants in West Nile. The fourth chapter deals with the socio-cultural, political and economic development of the people who became known as the Logbari. Chapter five examines the first encounters of the Logbari with the foreign people, especially, the Arabs, the Belgians and the British up to the year 1925. Finally, the sixth chapter is a short general conclusion to the whole work. It gives an overview of who the Logbari are.