Burial Ddambwe, Busiro Role Kabaka of Buganda Successor Kiyimba of Buganda Name Kiggala Buganda Children Kiyimba of Buganda | Mother Namasole Najjemba Parents Ttembo of Buganda Father Ttembo of Buganda Died 1494 | |
Reign 1434–1464 and
1484–1494 Predecessor Ttembo of Buganda (1st Time)
Kiyimba of Buganda (2nd Time) Spouse 1. Lady Nabukalu
2. Lady Nakawuka
3. Lady Nakimera
4. Lady Nakku
5. Lady Nakyobula
6. Lady Nawampamba Grandparents Namasole Nattembo, Prince Lumansi of Buganda People also search for Kiyimba of Buganda, Ttembo of Buganda | ||
Kiggala Sewannaku Mukaabya Kasungubu (died 1494) was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned from 1434 until 1464 and from 1484 until 1494. He was the 5th Kabaka of Buganda.
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Claim to the throne
He was the eldest son of Kabaka Ttembo Kiridde, Kabaka of Buganda, by his wife, Najjemba. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, around 1434. He established his capital at Kitala Hill. In 1464, he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Ntege Kiyimba. Kiggala resumed the throne after the death of his son, sometime around 1484. He went blind shortly after the beginning of his second reign. He ruled under the regency of his prime ministers.
Married life
He married six wives as detailed below:
- Nabukalu, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
- Nakawuka, daughter of Senfuma, of the Mamba clan
- Nakimera, daughter of Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
- Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
- Nakyobula, daughter of Mbajja, of the Mamba clan
- Nawampamba, daughter of Ggunju, of the Butiko clan
Issue
Kabaka Kiggala fathered nine recorded sons:
The final years
Kabaka Kiggala Mukaabya Sewannaku Kasungubu died in 1494 of extreme old age and was succeeded on the throne by his grandson, Kayima Sendikaddiwa. His remains are buried at Ddambwe, Busiro.