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Chwa I of Buganda

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Reign
  
Mid 14th Century

Father
  
Kintu of Buganda

Predecessor
  
Kato Kintu

Burial
  
Unknown

Successor
  
Kimera of Buganda

Died
  
Late 14th Century Unknown

Spouse
  
1. Lady Nabukalu 2. Lady Nakku 2. Lady Namagembe

Mother
  
Namasole Nambi Nantuttululu

Parents
  
Kato Kintu, Namasole Nambi Nantuttululu

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Chwa I Nabakka was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the 2nd Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Kato Kintu, the first Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned in the early 14th century. His mother was Nambi Nantuttululu, of the Ngeye Clan. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father. He established his capital at Bigo Hill.

Marital life

He married two wives:

  • Naabakyaala Nakku, the Kaddulubaale, daughter of Walusimbi of the Ffumbe clan. After the death of Kabaka Chwa I, she married Sebwaana, a Regent.
  • Nakiwala, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.

    • Issue

  • Prince (Omulangira) Kalemeera, whose mother was Nakiwala. Kalemeera was driven out of Buganda and forced to seek refuge in Bunyoro, on the orders of his father. In Bunyoro, Kalemeera was accommodated at the court of his grandfather Omukama Winyi I of Bunyoro. There, he had an illicit sexual encounter with Lady Wannyana, daughter of Mugalula Buyonga, a Muhima, the supposed chief wife of his grandfather. The affair resulted in a son; one Prince Kimera Walusimbi

    • The final years

    Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka abdicated and settled in Magonga. He is said to have disappeared. Up to today, his place of death and burial are unknown. Following his death, there followed a period of Interregnum under the Prime Ministers Walusimbi and his successor, Sebwaana. This period lasted until 1374.

    References

    Chwa I of Buganda Wikipedia
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