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English: 1520AD Eclipse Monument is located on Biharwe Hill in Mbarara District. aka Biharwe Eclipse Monument. It is famous because in Biharwe in 1520AD, the total eclipse of the sun forced the king of Bunyoro, Olimi I Rwitamahanga, to abandon all the cows, women and slaves he had raided from Rwanda on his way back to Bunyoro, during the reign of Umwami Ruganzu II Ndori.

This is a photo of a National Cultural Site of Uganda with id: UG-W-001

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The loot was immediately inherited by the king of Nkore, Ntare I Nyabugarobwera, amid celebrations. The cows we immediately named Empenda ya Munoni and Enduga Mwiguru (cows from Heaven).

Using astronomic techniques, space scientists in Europe and America dated the Eclipse on 17th April 1520AD.

Source: https://www.igongo.co.ug/site/images/culture/monument-5.jpg

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