Yuhi III Mazimpaka

Yuhi III Mazimpaka
Mwami (King)
Died	1675
Dynasty	Nyiginya dynasty (3rd)
Father	Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura

Yuhi III Mazimpaka was the Mwami (King) of kingdom of Rwanda from 1642-1675.

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.^[1]

Regnal titles
Preceded by Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura of Rwanda	King of Rwanda 1642–1675	Succeeded by Cyilima II Rujugira of Rwanda

References

↑ Alexis Kagame.Un abrege de l'ethno histoire du Rwanda

Kings of Rwanda

1st Dynasty	Gihanga Kanyarwanda I Gahima I Yuhi I Musindi Rumeza Nyarume Rubanda Ndahiro I Ruyange Ndahiro Ndoba Ndahiro Samembe Nsoro I Samukondo Ruganzu I Bwimba Cyilima Rugwe

2nd Dynasty	Kigeli I Mukobanya (1378–1418) Mibambwe I Sekarongoro I Mutabazi (1418–1444) Yuhi wa II Gahima II (1444–1477) Ndahiro wa II Cyamatare (1477–1510)

3rd Dynasty	Ruganzu II Ndoli (1510–1543) Mutara I Nsoro II Semugeshi (1543–1576) Kigeli II Nyamuheshera (1576–1609) Mibamwe II Sekarongoro II Gisanura (1609–1642) Yuhi III Mazimpaka (1642–1675) Cyilima II Rujugira (1675–1708) Kigeli wa III Ndabarasa (1708–1741) Mibambwe III Mutabazi II Sentabyo (1741–1746) Yuhi IV Gahindiro (1746–1802) Mutara II Rwogera (1802–1853) Kigeli IV Rwabugiri (1853–1895) Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa (1895 – November 1896) Yuhi wa V Musinga (November 1896 – November 12, 1931) Mutara III Rudahigwa (November 12, 1931 – July 25, 1959) Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (July 25, 1959 – January 28, 1961)

Pretenders	Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (January 28, 1961 - present)

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