Question

Give reasons for the killing of uganda Martyrs give 10 of them​

Answer 1

Answer:

• They refused to denounce Christianity.
• There was a three-way religious struggle for political influence at the Buganda royal court.
• Buganda’s traditional prophecy and fears that Buganda’s independence would be taken away by Foreigners coming from the Eastern direction.
• It’s also believed that the killing of the Uganda martyrs as part of the annual traditional norm of sacrificing to the ancestors and the gods commonly known as “kiwendo” in Buganda at that time.
• The killing of the martyrs is partly attributed to the presence of the blood-thirsty and extremist chiefs such as Mukajanga.
• The Uganda martyrs were persecuted because of the influence of the foreign religious teachings that made the pages disobedient to the traditional religion.
• The Martyrs were victims of kabaka Mwanga’s desire to have control and superiority over all sections of people in the Buganda kingdom.
• The Uganda martyrs were also persecuted due to the influence of the Arab Muslims who settled at the king’s palace.
• It is also believed that some martyrs died because of some grudges with their seniors at the king's palace, especially over leadership
• Some martyrs died because of the firm belief in life after death and resurrection of their bodies copying examples of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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