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his mother and sister. The first act of the Enganzi after the accession war is the establishment of the new Mugabe. In this sense he is a king-maker. Although the Enganzi was a rich and powerful man, he was always selected from a clan other than the Abahinda and, therefore, could not lay claim to the Mugabeship himself. The Enganzi was the chief military adviser and with his advice every new Mugabe selected the leader of his military bands. During war the strategical movements of these bands were decided by the Enganzi. After a successful cattle-raid, the Enganzi was responsible for the first distribution of cattle. After the death of the Mugabe, the Enganzi would support the favourite son of the Mugabe in the struggle for the Mugabeship. In this struggle, his power would often turn the scales against the other sons. The Enganzi then often formed a link between the two reigns and was thus instrumental in checking the worst excesses of the accession war.
In the Mugabe's kraal there was a group of young men collectively known as the abagaragwa, or king's relatives. These men were selected from among the sons of the prominent men in the kingdom and followed the Mugabe in all his movements from one part of the country to another. It was from among these young men that the future Enganzi and the future abakunga were selected. The younger men were known as abashongore, or singers. They sang praise songs to the Mugabe, amused him by wrestling, and accompanied him when he went hunting. Men older than these youths were known as the abakazhwarangzve, or warriors, who accompanied the Mugabe on cattle-raids, acting as his body-guard and as messengers. Older men who had not received official positions from the king were known as the emikyeka, or councillors. They attended the meetings of the Mugabe and the Enganzi. They were at once respected and feared by the executive chiefs, respected because they had great influence with the Mugabe and feared because any failure was at once reported to the Mugabe by them. The carrying out of the Mugabe's orders was in the hands of a number of chiefs known as the abakungu, or prominent men. The majority of these abakungu were dbatware,. leaders of military bands. It was their duty to guard the borders of Ankole against raiders; they were almost constantly away from the Mugabe's kraal. Each omutware gathered a band of warriors around him who lived with their cattle near his quarters. The abatware were