Namuggala of Buganda

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Reign 1741 - 1750 Father Prince Musanje Golooba Place of burial Busiro, Uganda Coronation date 1741		Predecessor Mwanga I of Buganda Died 1750 Successor Kyabaggu of Buganda
Spouse 1. Nabakyaala Basuuta2. Lady Najjuka3. Lady Nakangu4. Lady Nalubowa5. Lady Nalunga6. Lady Nawaguma Mother Namasole Nabulya Naluggwa Parents Prince Musanje Golooba, Namasole Nabulya Naluggwa People also search for Suuna I of Buganda, Mulondo of Buganda, Charles Mayiga

Namuggala Kagali was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1741 and 1750. He was the twenty-fourth (24th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the second son of Prince Musanje Golooba. His mother was Nabulya Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second of his father's wives. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta, in 1741. He established his capital at Nansana.

Married life

He is recorded to have married six (6) wives:

Naabakyaala Basuuta, the Kaddulubaale, daughter Masembe, of the Nsenene clan

Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan

Nakangu, daughter of Kagenda, of the Mamba clan

Nalubowa, daughter of Seggiriinya, of the Ngo (Leopard) clan.

Nalunga, daughter of Terwewalwa, of the Nvuma clan.

Nawaguma, daughter of Kisuule, of the Tembo? clan

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered three sons:

Prince (Omulangira) Kateregga, whose mother was Basuuta

Prince (Omulangira) Ngabo, whose mother was Najjuka

Prince (Omulangira) Kiboli, whose mother was Nawaguma

The final years

Kabaka Namuggala abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Kyabaggu Kabinuli, around 1750. He died, following an accidental fall on Nalubugo Hill, after his abdication. He was buried at Muyomba, Busiro.

References

Namuggala of Buganda Wikipedia

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Claim to the throne

Married life

Issue

The final years

References