Kabaka of Buganda
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Kabaka is the title of the king
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...

 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...

. According to the traditions of the Baganda
Baganda
The Ganda are an ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. Traditionally comprising 52 tribes the Ganda have a rich history and culture...

 they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other material.

The spiritual, or supernatural, king is represented by the Royal Drums. These are regalia
Regalia
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 called Mujaguzo and, as they always exist, the Buganda at any time will always have a king. Mujaguzo, like any other king, has his own palace, officials, servants, and palace guards. The material, human prince has to perform special cultural rites on the Royal Drums before he can be declared king of the Kingdom of Buganda. Upon the birth of a royal prince or princess, the Royal Drums are sounded by drummers specially selected from a specified clan as a means of informing the subjects of the kingdom of the birth of new member of the royal family. The same Royal Drums are sounded upon the death of a reigning king to officially announce the death of the material king. According to Buganda culture, a king does not die but gets lost in the forest. Inside the royal tomb, for example the Kasubi Tombs
Kasubi Tombs
The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas , and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.On 16 March 2010, some of the major buildings there were almost completely destroyed by a fire, the cause of which is under investigation...

 and the Wamala Tombs, one is shown the entrance of the forest. It is taboo
Taboo
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 to look beyond the entrance.

Election of kings

Buganda has no concept equivalent to the Crown Prince
Crown Prince
A crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....

. All the princes are equally treated prior to the coronation of a new king following the death of a reigning king. However, during the period of a reigning king, a special council has the mandate to study the behavior and characteristics of the young princes. The reigning king, informed by the recommendation of the special council, selects one prince to be his successor. In a secret ceremony, the selected prince is given a special piece of bark cloth
Tapa cloth
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 by the head of the special verification council. The name of the "king-to-be" is kept secret by the special council until the death of the reigning king. When all the prince
Prince
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s and princess
Princess
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es are called to view the body of the late king lying in state, the selected prince lays the special piece of bark cloth over the body of the late king, revealing himself as the successor to the throne.

By tradition, Baganda children take on the clan of their biological fathers. However, princes take on the clan of their biological mothers on becoming a king (Kabaka) This is to ensure that each of the 56 clans of Baganda gets a chance of producing a future king of Buganda, since a reigning king can marry from any of the 56 clans except that of his biological mother.

The first born prince, by tradition called Kiweewa, is not allowed to become king. This was carefully planned to protect him against any attempted assassinations in a bid to fight for the crown. Instead he is given special roles to play in the matters of the royal family and kingdom. Thus, the name of the possible successor to the throne remains secret.

Kings of Buganda

The following are the known Kings of Buganda, starting from around 1300 AD.
  1. Kato Kintu, early fourteenth century
  2. Chwa I
    Chwa I of Buganda
    Chwa I Nabakka was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the second Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , mid fourteenth century
  3. Kimera
    Kimera of Buganda
    Kimera 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...

    , c.1374-c.1404
  4. Ttembo
    Ttembo of Buganda
    Ttembo Kiridde was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the fourth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1404-c.1434
  5. Kiggala
    Kiggala of Buganda
    Kiggala Sewannaku Mukaabya Kasungubu was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned from 1434 until 1464 and from 1484 until 1494. He was the fifth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1434-c.1464 and c.1484-c.1494
  6. Kiyimba
    Kiyimba of Buganda
    Ntege Kiyimba was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned between 1464 and 1484. He was the sixth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1464-c.1484
  7. Kayima
    Kayima of Buganda
    Kayima Sendikaddiwa was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1494 and 1524. He was the seventh Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1494-c.1524
  8. Nakibinge
    Nakibinge of Buganda
    Nakibinge Kagali was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1524 to 1554 AD. He was the eighth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1524-c.1554 (Followed by a period of Interregnum
    Interregnum
    An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order...

    , c.1554-c.1555)
  9. Mulondo
    Mulondo of Buganda
    Mulondo Sekajja was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1555 and 1564. He was the ninth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:He was the eldest surviving son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Nabakyaala Namulondo, the fourth ...

    , c.1555-1564
  10. Jemba
    Jemba of Buganda
    Jemba Busungwe was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1564-c.1584
  11. Suuna I
    Suuna I of Buganda
    Suuna I Kisolo, also spelled as Ssuuna I Kisolo, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. He was the eleventh Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1584-c.1614
  12. Sekamaanya
    Sekamaanya of Buganda
    Sekamaanya Kisolo, also spelled as Ssekamaanya Kisolo, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1614 and 1634. He was the twelfth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1614-c.1634
  13. Kimbugwe
    Kimbugwe of Buganda
    Kimbugwe Kamegere was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1634 and 1644. He was the thirteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1634-c.1644
  14. Kateregga
    Kateregga of Buganda
    Kateregga Kamegere was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1644 and 1674. He was the fourteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1644-c.1674
  15. Mutebi I
    Mutebi I of Buganda
    Mutebi I was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680. He was the fifteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-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 wife of his...

    , c.1674-c.1680
  16. Juuko
    Juuko of Buganda
    Juuko Mulwaana was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1680 and 1690. He was the sixteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1680-c.1690
  17. Kayemba
    Kayemba of Buganda
    Kayemba Kisiki was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1690 and 1704. He was the seventeenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1690-c.1704
  18. Tebandeke
    Tebandeke of Buganda
    Tebandeke Mujambula, sometimes spelled as Ttebandeke Mujambula, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1704 and 1724. He was the eighteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1704-c.1724
  19. Ndawula
    Ndawula of Buganda
    Ndawula Nsobya was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1724 and 1734. He was the nineteenth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1724-c.1734
  20. Kagulu
    Kagulu of Buganda
    Kagulu Ntambi Tebukywereke was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1734 and 1736. He was the twentieth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1734-c.1736
  21. Kikulwe
    Kikulwe of Buganda
    Kikulwe Mawuba was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1736-c.1738
  22. Mawanda
    Mawanda of Buganda
    Mawanda Sebanakitta was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1738 and 1740. He was the twenty second Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    . c.1738-c.1740
  23. Mwanga I
    Mwanga I of Buganda
    Mwanga I Sebanakitta was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1740 until 1741. He was the twenty third Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1740-c.1741
  24. Namuggala
    Namuggala of Buganda
    Namuggala Kagali was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1741 and 1750. He was the twenty-forth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1741-c.1750
  25. Kyabaggu
    Kyabaggu of Buganda
    Kyabaggu Kabinuli was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1750 until 1780. He was the twenty-fifth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1750-c.1780
  26. Jjunju
    Jjunju of Buganda
    Junju Sendegeya was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1780 until 1797. He was the twenty-sixth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1780-c.1797
  27. Semakookiro
    Semakookiro of Buganda
    Semakookiro, also spelled as Ssemakookiro, whose full name is Semakookiro Wasajja Nabbunga was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, from 1797 until 1814. He was the twenty-seventh Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , c.1797-c.1814
  28. Kamaanya
    Kamaanya of Buganda
    Kamaanya Kadduwamala was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1814 until 1832. He was the twenty-eighth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , 1814 - 1832
  29. Suuna II, 1832 - 1856
  30. Muteesa I
    Muteesa I of Buganda
    Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, from 1856 until 1884. He was the thirtieth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , 1856 - 1884
  31. Mwanga II
    Mwanga II of Buganda
    Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa was Kabaka from 1884 until 1888 and from 1889 until 1897. He was the thirty-first Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , 1884 - 1888 and 1889 - 1897
  32. Kiweewa
    Kiweewa of Buganda
    Mutebi Nnyonyintono Kiweewa was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from August 2, 1888 until October 21, 1888. He was the thirty-second Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , 1888 - 1888
  33. Kalema
    Kalema of Buganda
    Rashid Kalema Muguluma was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, from October 21, 1888 until October 5, 1889. He was the thirty-third Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...

    , 1888 - 1889
  34. Daudi Chwa II, 1897 - 1939
  35. Muteesa II
    Mutesa II of Buganda
    Major General Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa II KBE , was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from November 22, 1939 until his death. He was the thirty-fifth Kabaka of Buganda and the first President of Uganda...

    , 1939 - 1969 (Followed by a period of Interregnum
    Interregnum
    An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order...

     1969 - 1993)
  36. Muwenda Mutebi II, 1993 - present.

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