# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gihanga
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:03:00.880Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gihanga"
name: "Gihanga"
slug: "gihanga"
description: "Gihanga I was a Rwandan king. In Rwandan oral tradition, he is credited with founding the Kingdom of Rwanda. He is said to have descended from a lineage of god-kings (Ibimanuka) headed by Kigwa. He is remembered as the introducer of foundational elements of African Great Lakes civilization, including fire, cattle, metalworking, hunting, woodworking, and pottery."
tagline: "Mwami (King)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King_Gihanga.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1000"
deathDate: "1100"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.66
  momentum:             8.716216216216216
  historical:           5.492334666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihanga_(mwami)"
    title: "Gihanga (mwami)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihanga"
    title: "Gihanga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihanga"
    title: "Gihanga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihanga_I"
    title: "Gihanga I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihanga"
    title: "Gihanga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0"
    title: "Гиханга"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9268032"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump