Uganda's King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor
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Watch: Funeral procession for Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him.
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Oyo, 34, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda since the age of three, died last month while undergoing cancer treatment in the US.
34 岁的奥约从三岁起就统治着乌干达西部的传统王国托罗，上个月在美国接受癌症治疗时去世。
Tooro is one of Uganda's traditional kingdoms.
托罗是乌干达的传统王国之一。
They were abolished in 1967 but restored in the 1990s under President Museveni. Their monarchs are recognised as cultural leaders rather than political rulers. Thousands of mourners lined the streets as the king's casket was transported to the royal tombs in Fort Portal where a private ceremony took place.
它们于 1967 年被废除，但在 90 年代穆塞韦尼总统领导下恢复。 他们的君主被认为是文化领袖而不是政治统治者。 当国王的灵柩被运送到波特尔堡的皇家陵墓时，数千名哀悼者站在街道两旁，在那里举行了私人仪式。
Oyo was just a toddler when he was named as Tooro's king and, according to Guinness World Records, was the world's youngest monarch while he reigned.
奥约被任命为托罗国王时，他还是个蹒跚学步的孩子，根据吉尼斯世界纪录，奥约在位期间是世界上最年轻的君主。
TV news presenter Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, 56, who was named as the next monarch by clan elders, reportedly cast nine coffee beans into Oyo's grave, a ritual signifying the end of one reign and the start of another.
56 岁的电视新闻节目主持人爱德华·鲁基迪·基贾南戈马 (Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma) 被部落长老任命为下一任君主，据报道，他将九颗咖啡豆扔进了奥约的坟墓，这一仪式标志着一个统治的结束和另一个统治的开始。
But days earlier, Oyo's family rejected Kijanangoma, the late monarch's cousin, as Tooro's new king.
但几天前，奥约的家人拒绝了已故君主的表弟基贾南戈马作为托罗的新国王。
Oyo's sister, Princess Ruth Komuntale, said the late king had left a will, written in 2022, naming his young son as his successor.
奥约的妹妹露丝·科蒙塔莱公主 (Princess Ruth Komuntale) 表示，已故国王留下了一份于 2022 年撰写的遗嘱，指定他的小儿子为继承人。
The boy's identity has never been disclosed.
该男孩的身份从未被公开。
Meanwhile, his mother, Queen Best Kemigisa, said royal guards had been withdrawn from the palace and soldiers deployed.
与此同时，他的母亲贝斯特·凯米吉萨女王表示，皇家卫队已从宫殿撤出，并部署了士兵。
This, she said, restricted the royal family's movement and their ability to receive visitors, describing it as "house arrest". On Saturday, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kazimba Mugalu, urged unity.
她说，这限制了王室的行动和接待访客的能力，并将其描述为“软禁”。 周六，乌干达教会大主教斯蒂芬·卡津巴·穆加鲁敦促团结。
"Words spoken in grief can cause pain, division and conflict.
“悲伤中说出的话可能会引起痛苦、分裂和冲突。
It can even destroy the legacy of the king we are mourning," he told mourners. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni also called for the matter to be resolved "and to favour unity over division".
它甚至会毁掉我们哀悼的国王的遗产，”他告诉哀悼者。 乌干达总统约韦里·穆塞韦尼也呼吁解决这一问题，“并支持团结而不是分裂”。
The clan overseeing the succession defended its choice of Kijanangoma.
监督王位继承的氏族为其选择基亚南戈马进行了辩护。
Omusuuga Charles Karumasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, said: "We have done everything in observance of the culture and traditions of Tooro.
巴比托王室首领 Omusuuga Charles Karumasi 表示：“我们所做的一切都是为了遵守托罗的文化和传统。
We must all preserve peace and serenity." Royal family rift after popular TV news presenter chosen to succeed Ugandan king World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
我们都必须维护和平与安宁。” 受欢迎的电视新闻主持人被选为乌干达国王继任者后王室出现裂痕 世界上最年轻的传统君主去世，享年34岁
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