Chwa I of Buganda
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Chwa I Nabakka was Kabaka
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the second (2nd) Kabaka of Buganda.
ed to the throne
following the death of his father. He established his capital at Bigo Hill.
under the Prime Ministers Walusimbi and his successor, Sebwaana. This period lasted until 1374.
Kabaka of Buganda
Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other material....
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
Buganda
Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...
. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the second (2nd) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the son of Kabaka Kato Kintu, the first Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned in the early 14th century. His mother was Nambi Nantuttululu, of the Ngeye Clan. He ascendAscend
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ed to the throne
Throne
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following the death of his father. He established his capital at Bigo Hill.
Marital life
He married two wives:- Naabakyaala Nakku, the Kaddulubaale, daughter of Walusimbi of the Ffumbe clan. After the death of Kabaka Chwa I, she married Sebwaana, a RegentRegentA regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
. - Nakiwala, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.
Offspring
- Prince (Omulangira) Kalemeera, whose mother was Nakiwala. Kalemeera was driven out of BugandaBugandaBuganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...
and forced to seek refuge in BunyoroBunyoroBunyoro is a kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in East Africa from the 16th to the 19th century. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro...
, on the orders of his father. In Bunyoro, Kalemeera was accommodated at the court of his uncle Omukama Winyi of Bunyoro. There, he had an illicit sexual encounter with Lady Wannyana, daughter of Mugalula Buyonga, a Muhima, the supposed chief wife of his uncle. The affair resulted in a son; one Prince Kimera WalusimbiKimera of BugandaKimera Walusimbi was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1374 and 1404. He was the third king of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:Kimera was the only son of Prince Kalemeera, the son of Kabaka Chwa Nabakka. His mother was Lady Wannyana, the supposed chief wife of King Winyi of Bunyoro...
The final years
Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka abdicated and settled in Magonga. He is said to have disappeared. Up to today, his place of death and burial are unknown. Following his death, there followed a period of InterregnumInterregnum
An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order...
under the Prime Ministers Walusimbi and his successor, Sebwaana. This period lasted until 1374.