Nakibinge of Buganda
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Nakibinge Kagali was Kabaka
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
, between 1524 to 1554 AD. He was the eighth (8th) Kabaka of Buganda.
, the seventh (7th) Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned from 1494 until 1524. Kabaka Nakibinge ascended the throne
upon the death
of his father in 1524. He established his capital at Bumbu Hill.
against the Banyoro, at Busajja, in 1554. He is buried
at Kongojje, 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 1524 to 1554 AD. He was the eighth (8th) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the eldest son of Kabaka 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:...
, the seventh (7th) Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned from 1494 until 1524. Kabaka Nakibinge ascended the throne
Throne
A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many expressions such as "the power behind the...
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 in 1524. He established his capital at Bumbu Hill.
Married life
He married eight (8) wives:- Nabitaba, daughter of Ndugwa, of the Lugave clan
- Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan
- Nalunga, daughter of Lusundo, of the Nvuma clan
- Nabakyaala Namulondo, the Naabagareka, sister of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
- Nasuuna, daughter of Nankere, of the Mamba clan
- Bukirwa, the Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan
- Nannono, daughter of Seggirinya, of the Ngo clan. Nannono acted as regentRegentA 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...
after the death of her husband for a period of eighteen months - Kabejja
Offspring
He fathered four sons and two daughters:- Kabaka Mulondo SekajjaMulondo of BugandaMulondo 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 ...
, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Namulondo - Kabaka Jemba BusungweJemba of BugandaJemba Busungwe was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...
, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Najjemba - Kabaka Suuna I KisoloSuuna I of BugandaSuuna 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:...
, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nassuuna - Prince (Omulangira) Nzigu, whose mother was Bukirwa
- Princess (Omumbejja) Batenga, whose mother was Namulondo
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nnono, whose mother was Nannono. Born posthumously in 1555. She died young.
The final years
Kabaka Nakibinge was killed in battleBattle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
against the Banyoro, at Busajja, in 1554. He is buried
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
at Kongojje, Busiro.