Kayima of Buganda
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Kayima Sendikaddiwa was Kabaka
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
, between 1494 and 1524. He was the seventh (7th) Kabaka of Buganda.
ed the throne
upon the death
of his grandfather, Kiggala Mukaabya
in 1494. He established his capital at Nazigo Hill.
against Chief Bwakamba of Nyendo, at Sunga, in 1524. He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.
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...
, between 1494 and 1524. He was the seventh (7th) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the son of Prince (Omulangira) Wampamba, by his first wife, Lady Nakayima. He ascendAscend
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ed the throne
Throne
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upon the death
Death
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of his grandfather, Kiggala Mukaabya
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:...
in 1494. He established his capital at Nazigo Hill.
Marital life
He had two wives:- Nababinge, daughter of Wampona, of the Mamba clan
- Naddogo, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan
Offspring
He fathered two sons:- Kabaka Nakibinge KagaliNakibinge of BugandaNakibinge Kagali was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1524 to 1554 AD. He was the eighth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...
, whose mother was Nababinge - Prince (Omulangira) Kabasanda, whose mother was Naddogo
The final years
He was killed in battleBattle
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against Chief Bwakamba of Nyendo, at Sunga, in 1524. He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.