Study on the Hamitic Hypothesis : With Special Reference to Its Relation with the Ethnic Groups in Northeast Africa

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In the 19th century, Europeans created a racial theory on Sub-Saharan Africa called "Hamitic Hypothesis". According to it, "Hamites, who were Caucasian and superior to Negroid" conquered the Great Lakes Region in Africa and formed several kingdoms. J. H. Speke (English explorer) is believed to have created this hypothesis. This study reveals the reason why he connected the formations of the kingdoms of the Great Lakes Region in Africa with the Oromo of Ethiopia. This study also reveals the influence of the English racial theories during the first half of the 19th century on the Speke's hypothesis about the foundation of the kingdoms of the Great Lakes Region.