Kayemba of Buganda
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Kayemba Kisiki was the 17th Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1690 and 1704.
Claim to the throne
He was the third son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, who was the eighth (8th) of his father's nine wives. He ascended the throne upon the death of his elder brother. He established his capital at Lunnyo,[1] near the city of Entebbe, close to where the current Uganda State House stands today.
Married life
He married two wives:[1]
- Nabbanja, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan
- Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
Issue
He fathered three sons:[1]
- Prince (Omulangira) Sematimba, whose mother was Nabbanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Wakayima, whose mother was Nabbanja
- Prince (Omulangira) Kawumpuli, whose mother was Nakku. He was born limbless and consequently excluded from the succession.
The final years
Kabaka Kayemba died at an advanced age around 1704.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.[2]
Succession table
See also
References
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External links
- List of the Kings of Buganda Script error: No such module "webarchive".