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 | | The names of the Kings of Burundi followed a cycle: Ntare (meaning 'lion'), Mwezi (meaning 'moon'), Mutaga, and Mwambutsa. |
| | A king (mwami) headed a princely aristocracy (gwana) which owned most of the land governing its subjects with superiority and required a tribute, or tax, from local farmers and herders who lived in forests. |
| | The Tutsi monarchy ruled the nation for centuries, but became largely ceremonial with the colonization of the nation by Germany in 1899. |
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