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Kikulwe of Buganda

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Reign
  
1736 - 1738

Father
  
Ndawula of Buganda

Place of burial
  
Busiro, Uganda

People also search for
  
Mawanda of Buganda

Predecessor
  
Kagulu of Buganda

Died
  
1738

Successor
  
Mawanda of Buganda

Spouse
  
1. Lady Nabiddo 2. Lady Najjuka 3. Lady Nakabugo 4.Lady Namatovu 5. Nabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu

Mother
  
Namasole Nakikulwe Namirembe

Parents
  
Ndawula of Buganda, Namasole Nakikulwe Namirembe

Grandparents
  
Juuko of Buganda, Namasole Nandawula Kabengano

Kikulwe Mawuba was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first (21st) Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the fourth (4th) son of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke. He established his capital at Kibibi.

Married Life

He is reported to have married five (5) wives:

  • Nabiddo, daughter of Luba, of the Nyonyi clan
  • Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
  • Nakabugo, daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan
  • Namatovu, daughter of Kajubi, of the Nsenene clan
  • Naabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan

    • Issue

    He is recorded to have fathered at least nine (9) children:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Madangu, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mpalikitenda, whose mother was Nabiddo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Maganda, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gabanga, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Segaamweenge, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Zansanze, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Nabaloga, whose mother was Nakabugo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gabane, whose mother was Namatovu
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gomottoka, whose mother was Namatovu

    • The final years

    Kabaka Kikulwe was murdered by his elder half-brother, Prince Mawanda Sebanakitta, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, Busiro.

    References

    Kikulwe of Buganda Wikipedia
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