Kiggala of Buganda
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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 (5th) Kabaka of Buganda.
, Kabaka of Buganda, by his wife, Najjemba. He ascend
ed to the throne upon the death
of his father, around 1434. He established his capital at Kitala Hill. In 1464, he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Ntege Kiyimba
. Kiggala resumed the throne after the death
of his son, sometime around 1484. He went blind
shortly after the beginning of his second reign
. He ruled under the regency
of his Prime Minister
s.
. His remains are buried at Ddambwe, 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....
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 from 1434 until 1464 and from 1484 until 1494. He was the fifth (5th) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the eldest son of Kabaka Ttembo KiriddeTtembo 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:...
, Kabaka of Buganda, by his wife, Najjemba. He ascend
Ascend
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ed to the throne upon the death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
of his father, around 1434. He established his capital at Kitala Hill. In 1464, he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Ntege 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:...
. Kiggala resumed the throne after the death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
of his son, sometime around 1484. He went blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
shortly after the beginning of his second reign
Reign
A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation or of a people . In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office...
. He ruled under the regency
Regent
A 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...
of his Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
s.
Married life
He married six wives as detailed below:- Nabukalu, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
- Nakawuka, daughter of Senfuma, of the Mamba clan
- Nakimera, daughter of Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
- Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
- Nakyobula, daughter of Mbajja, of the Mamba clan
- Nawampamba, daughter of Ggunju, of the Butiko clan
Offspring
Kabaka Kiggala fathered nine recorded sons:- Prince (Omulangira) Wasswa, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Mawempe, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Semugalwa, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Bubula, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Kaggya, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
- Kabaka Kiyimba NtegeKiyimba of BugandaNtege 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:...
, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nabukalu - Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe, whose mother was Nakyobula
- Prince (Omulangira) Kaasameeme, whose mother was Nakawuka
- Prince (Omulangira) Wampamba, whose mother was Nawampamba. He was excluded from the succession for committing incest with his aunt. Prince Wampamba married two wives (a) Lady Nakayima, daughter of his maternal uncle, Gunju, of the Butiko clan and (b) Lady Naabagereka, aunt and wet nurse to his first wife, sister of Gunju, of the Butiko clan. He fathered two sons: (A) Kabaka Kayima SendikaddiwaKayima of BugandaKayima Sendikaddiwa was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1494 and 1524. He was the seventh Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...
, the seventh (7th) Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nakayima and (B) Prince (Omulangira) Kyabayinze, whose mother was Naabagereka. Prince Kyabayinze fathered one son, Prince (Omulangira) Juma who contested the succession with his cousin, Kabaka NakibingeNakibinge 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:...
.
The final years
Kabaka Kiggala Mukaabya Sewannaku Kasungubu died in 1494 of extreme old age and was succeeded on the throne by his grandson, Kayima SendikaddiwaKayima 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:...
. His remains are buried at Ddambwe, Busiro.