Kato Kintu Kakulukuku (''fl.'' Late 13th century) known in Bunyoro as Kato Kimera was the first
kabaka (king) of the
Kingdom of Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 m ...
. "Kintu" is an adopted by-name, chosen for
Kintu
Kintu is a mythological figure who appears in a creation myth of the Uganda people of Buganda, Uganda. According to this legend, Kintu was the first person on earth and the first man to wander the plains of Uganda alone.
Kintu in mythology
In th ...
, the name of the
first person on earth in Buganda mythology. Kato Kintu gave himself the name "Kintu" to associate himself with the "father of all people", and he may have renamed his wife, from Nantuttululu to Nambi, because that was Kintu's wife's name.
Background and reign
Kintu was born at Bukasa Village, in the
Ssese Islands, on
Lake Nalubaale. He established his capital at Nnono, Busujju County. He fathered one child.
* Prince (Omulangira) Mulanga
The final days
Kabaka Kato Kintu
died at age thirty. He was buried at Nnono, Busujju County.
Succession table
See also
*
Kabaka of Buganda
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 an ...
*
Winyi of Kibulala
References
External links
List of The Kings of Buganda
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Kabakas of Buganda
14th-century monarchs in Africa