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Nakibinge of Buganda

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Reign
  
1524 - 1554

Father
  
Kayima of Buganda

Parents
  
Kayima of Buganda

Successor
  
Mulondo of Buganda

Predecessor
  
Kayima of Buganda

Died
  
1554

Place of burial
  
Busiro, Uganda

Spouse
  
1. Lady Nabitaba 2. Lady Najjemba 3. Lady Nalunga 4. Naabakyaala Namulondo, the Nnabagereka 5. Lady Nasuuna 6. Lady Bukirwa 7. Lady Nannono 8. Lady Kabejja

Children
  
Mulondo of Buganda, Suuna I of Buganda, Jemba of Buganda

Grandchildren
  
Kimbugwe of Buganda, Sekamaanya of Buganda

Nakibinge Kagali was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554 AD. He was the 8th Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the eldest son of Kabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa, the seventh Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned from 1494 until 1524. Kabaka Nakibinge ascended the throne upon the death of his father in 1524. He established his capital at Bumbu Hill.

Married life

He married eight wives:

  • Nabitaba, daughter of Ndugwa, of the Lugave clan
  • Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan
  • Nalunga, daughter of Lusundo, of the Nvuma clan
  • Nabakyaala Namulondo, the Naabagareka, sister of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
  • Nasuuna, daughter of Nankere, of the Mamba clan
  • Bukirwa, the Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan
  • Nannono, daughter of Seggirinya, of the Ngo clan. Nannono acted as regent after the death of her husband for a period of eighteen months
  • Kabejja
  • Issue

    He fathered four sons and two daughters:

    1. Kabaka Mulondo Sekajja, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Namulondo
    2. Kabaka Jemba Busungwe, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Najjemba
    3. Kabaka Suuna I Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nassuuna
    4. Prince (Omulangira) Nzigu, whose mother was Bukirwa
    5. Princess (Omumbejja) Batenga, whose mother was Namulondo
    6. Princess (Omumbejja) Nnono, whose mother was Nannono. Born posthumously in 1555. She died young.

    The final years

    Kabaka Nakibinge was killed in battle against the Banyoro, at Busajja, in 1554. He is buried at Kongojje, Busiro.

    References

    Nakibinge of Buganda Wikipedia