Mutaga IV of Burundi explained

Mutaga IV Mbikije
Succession:King of Burundi
Reign:21 August 1908 – 30 November 1915
Full Name:Mutaga IV Mbikije
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Kingdom of Burundi
Death Place:Kingdom of Burundi, German East Africa
Predecessor:Mwezi IV Gisabo
Successor:Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
Spouse:Niyakire
Princess Ngenzahayo
Issue:Ignace Kamatari
Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
Dynasty:Abaganwa
Father:Mwami Mwezi IV
Mother:Ntibanyiha

Mutaga IV Mbikije ( - 30 November 1915) was the king of Burundi from 21 August 1908 until 30 November 1915.

He was the son of Mwami Mwezi IV. He inherited the throne at the age of 15, after his father died in 1908, under the regnal name of Mutaga.

Being too young to ensure continuity, he ruled with the help of a regency council consisting of another wife of his father, Ririkumutima, and a half-brother of this father, Ntanigera.

Mutaga IV died prematurely in November 1915 after a fight that supposedly pitted him against his younger brother, Prince Bangura.

He had two sons:

His stepmother, Ririkumutima, served as regent for much of his reign.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ellen K. Eggers. Historical Dictionary of Burundi. 1 January 2006. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5302-7.