Mawanda of Buganda
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Mawanda Sebanakitta was Kabaka
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
, between 1738 and 1740. He was the twenty second (22nd) Kabaka of Buganda.
, the 19th Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakidde Luyiga of the Ngo clan, the fourth (4th) of his father's seven (7) wives. Mawanda killed his brother Kabaka Kikulwe Mawuba
and seized the throne around 1738. He established his capital at Katakala.
, who ascended the throne after Kabaka Mawanda's demise. Kabaka Mawanda was buried at Meerera at first, but was exhumed in 1864 and re-buried at Serinnya.
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 1738 and 1740. He was the twenty second (22nd) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the third 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 19th Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakidde Luyiga of the Ngo clan, the fourth (4th) of his father's seven (7) wives. Mawanda killed his brother Kabaka Kikulwe Mawuba
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:...
and seized the throne around 1738. He established his capital at Katakala.
Married life
He is recorded to have married seven (7) wives:- Naabakyaala Kikome, the Kaddulubaale, daughter of Gabunga, of the Mamba clan
- Naabakyaala Nabunnya Nassaza, daughter of Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
- Nabuuso, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan.
- Nakasinde, daughter of Namwaama, of the Kkobe clan
- Namisango, daughter of Sebugwaawo, of the Musu clan
- Nang'onzi, daughter of Mbaziira, of the Nnyonyi clan
- Nankonyo, daughter of Kagenda, of the Mamba clan
Offspring
His offspring included the following:- Prince (Omulangira) Mulere, whose mother was Nabunnya. He rebelled against Kabaka KyabagguKyabaggu of BugandaKyabaggu Kabinuli was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1750 until 1780. He was the twenty-fifth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...
but was defeated and captured. He was killed by being burned alive at Buyinja. - Prince (Omulangira) Bbengo, whose mother was Kikome. He rebelled against Kabaka Kyabaggu but was defeated and captured. He was killed by being burned alive at Bbuye.
- Prince (Omulangira) Waswa, whose mother was Nakasinde. He was a twin with Nakato.
- Prince (Omulangira) Kirabe, whose mother was Nang'onzi.
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nakato, whose mother was Nakasinde. She was a twin with Waswa.
- Princess (Omumbejja) Namirembe, whose mother was Nankonyo.
The final years
A group of princes in the royal court conspired to murder Kabaka Mawanda in 1740. The group included Prince Mwanga SebanakittaMwanga 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:...
, who ascended the throne after Kabaka Mawanda's demise. Kabaka Mawanda was buried at Meerera at first, but was exhumed in 1864 and re-buried at Serinnya.