Kikulwe Mawuba was

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of the

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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 Nsobya, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7)

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. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke. He established his

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at Kibibi. He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.

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

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered at least nine 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 Sebanakitta, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, Busiro.

Succession table

References

External links

List of the Kings of Buganda
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