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Mutebi I of Buganda

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Reign
  
1674 - 1680

Father
  
Kateregga of Buganda

Died
  
1680, Kira Town, Uganda

Successor
  
Juuko of Buganda

Predecessor
  
Kateregga of Buganda

Mother
  
Namasole Namutebi

Place of burial
  
Kira Town, Uganda

Children
  
Tebandeke of Buganda

Spouse
  
1.Lady Nabitalo 2. Lady Nabukalu 3. Lady Naluyima 4. Lady Namawuba 5. Lady Nampiima

Parents
  
Kateregga of Buganda, Namasole Namutebi

Grandparents
  
Sekamaanya of Buganda, Namasole Nabuuso

Mutebi I was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680. He was the fifteenth (15th) Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, the eighth (8th) wife of his father. He ascended the throne following the death of his father in 1674. He established his capital at Muguluka.

Married Life

He married five (5) wives:

  • Nabitalo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  • Nabukalu, daughter of Ndugwa, of the Lugave clan
  • Naluyima, daughter of Nakatanza, of the Lugave clan
  • Namawuba, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
  • Nampiima, daughter of Kibale, of the Mpeewo clan.

    • Issue

    He fathered seven (7) sons:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Lukenge, whose mother was Nabitalo
  • Kabaka Tebandeke Mujambula, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1704 and 1724, whose mother was Nabukalu
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mpiima, whose mother was Nampiima
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kayima, whose mother was Naluyima
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mawuba, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mukama, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince (Omulangira) Matumbwe, whose mother was Namawuba

    • The final years

    He died at Mbalwa and was buried there. Other credible sources put his burial place at Kongojje, Busiro.

    References

    Mutebi I of Buganda Wikipedia
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