Ttembo of Buganda
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Ttembo Kiridde was Kabaka
(King) of the Kingdom of Buganda
. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the fourth (4th) Kabaka of Buganda.
. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident
, while others say it was a deliberate act
. He established his capital at Ntinda Hill
.
. He died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, 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...
. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the fourth (4th) Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was the only surviving son of Prince Lumansi, son of Kabaka KimeraKimera of Buganda
Kimera Walusimbi was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1374 and 1404. He was the third king of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:Kimera was the only son of Prince Kalemeera, the son of Kabaka Chwa Nabakka. His mother was Lady Wannyana, the supposed chief wife of King Winyi of Bunyoro...
. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident
Accident
An accident or mishap is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its...
, while others say it was a deliberate act
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
. He established his capital at Ntinda Hill
Ntinda
-Location:Ntinda is bordered by Kyambogo to the east, Nakawa to the south, Naguru to the west, Bukoto to the northwest, Kigoowa to the north and Kiwaatule to the northeast. This location is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district...
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Offspring
He fathered three children, two sons and one daughter:- Kabaka Sewannaku Kiggala Mukaabya KasungubuKiggala of BugandaKiggala 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:...
, the fifth (5th) Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1434 and 1464 and between 1484 and 1494. - Prince (Omulangira) Lutimba. He was a full-brother of Kabaka Kiggala. He rebelled against his brother but was defeated by his nephews and fled. He died at Wassozi and was buried at Butugu.
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nazibanja. She had several children by her brother Kabaka Kiggala
The final years
Kabaka Ttembo became insane during the latter years of his reignReign
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 died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, Busiro.