Kimbugwe Kamegere was
Kabaka
the kabaka Palace in kireka
Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and ...
of the
Kingdom of Buganda
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between 1634 and 1644. He was the thirteenth Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
He was born at Kongojje, the youngest son of
Suuna I Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda between 1584 and 1614. His mother was Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second wife of his father. He
ascended to the
throne
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after the death of his cousin,
Kabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo. He established his capital at Bugwaanya.
Married life
He had three wives:
* Nakamyuuka, daughter of Mukusu, of the Mpindi clan
* Nakunja, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan
* Nabakyaala Nabuuso, the
Naabagareka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan and widow of his predecessor,
Kabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda, who ruled between 1614 and 1634.
Issue
He fathered two sons:
* Prince (Omulangira) Kamyuuka, whose mother was Nakamyuuka
* Prince (Omulangira) Baleke, whose mother was Nakamyuuka
The final years
He was killed, allegedly by
witchcraft
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by his stepson, Prince Kateregga, who succeeded him to the throne, circa 1644. He is buried at Bugwaanya, Busiro.
Succession table
References
External links
List of the Kings of Buganda
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Kabakas of Buganda
17th-century African people
1644 deaths