Kikulwe of Buganda
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Kikulwe Mawuba was Kabaka
of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first (21st) Kabaka of Buganda.
, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke
. He established his capital at Kibibi.
, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, 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 between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first (21st) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the fourth (4th) son of Kabaka Ndawula NsobyaNdawula 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:...
, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke
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:...
. He established his capital at Kibibi.
Married Life
He is reported to have married five (5) wives:- Nabiddo, daughter of Luba, of the Nyonyi clan
- Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
- Nakabugo, daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan
- Namatovu, daughter of Kajubi, of the Nsenene clan
- Naabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan
Offspring
He is recorded to have fathered at least nine (9) children:- Prince (Omulangira) Madangu, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Prince (Omulangira) Mpalikitenda, whose mother was Nabiddo
- Prince (Omulangira) Maganda, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Prince (Omulangira) Gabanga, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Prince (Omulangira) Segaamweenge, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Princess (Omumbejja) Zansanze, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nabaloga, whose mother was Nakabugo
- Prince (Omulangira) Gabane, whose mother was Namatovu
- Prince (Omulangira) Gomottoka, whose mother was Namatovu
The final years
Kabaka Kikulwe was murdered by his elder half-brother, Prince Mawanda SebanakittaMawanda 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:...
, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, Busiro.