Rulers of the Nandi
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List of Rulers of the Nandi (Kenya
), or Orkoiyot
s:
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
The Orkoiyots originated as chief ritual leaders (or "medicine men
", later emerging as leaders exercising both political and military authority. The position is hereditary, and the dynasty descend from Maasai origins.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
), or Orkoiyot
Orkoiyot
An Orkoiyot is the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya. As the Nandi have a dual administrative system, the Orkoiyot is the chief spiritual leader and also has the authority to make decisions regarding security, involving the waging of war. Orkoiyot does not manage the affairs of everyday...
s:
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
- Kipsegun
- Ar-ap-Kipsegun (Kipsegun's son) and Kopokoii (dual administration until the former was ousted)
- Torokut (son of Kopokoii)The name means Blessed Mouth _literary
- KimnyoleKimnyoleKimnyole was the Nandi Orkoiyot who predicted the arrival of Europeans and the railways who were to change everything for the Nandi.Kimnyole was assassinated by the Nandi....
(son of Torokat), killed by the Nandi in 1890. The Nandi area was formally incorporated into British East Africa in 1888 (though it submitted only in 1906.) - Koitalel Arap SamoeiKoitalel Arap SamoeiKoitalel Arap Samoei was an Orkoiyot, the supreme chief of the Nandi people of Kenya, who led the Nandi rebellion against the British colonial rule....
(son of Kimnyole), killed by British forces in 1905. - Kipeles or Tamasun (also son of Kimnyole), whose reign continued past 1909.
- Barsirian Arap Manyei (son of Koitalel Arap Samoei) reigned from 1919 to 1922 when he was detained by the British.
The Orkoiyots originated as chief ritual leaders (or "medicine men
Medicine man
"Medicine man" or "Medicine woman" are English terms used to describe traditional healers and spiritual leaders among Native American and other indigenous or aboriginal peoples...
", later emerging as leaders exercising both political and military authority. The position is hereditary, and the dynasty descend from Maasai origins.