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Jemba of Buganda

Jemba of Buganda

Kabaka of Buganda


Jemba Busungwe (died 1584) was Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as being kind and gentle.[1]

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.

Married life

He had three wives:[1]

  • Nabbanja, daughter of Kayiira, of the Mbogo clan
  • Nakkazi, daughter of Gabunga, of the Mamba clan
  • Nanfuka, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan

Issue

He fathered four sons:[1]

  • Prince (Omulangira) Kawaali, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince (Omulangira) Lulume, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe, whose mother was Nakkazi
  • Prince (Omulangira) Zigulu, whose mother was Nanfuka

The final years

He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County and his jaw was buried at his capital.[1] Other sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro.[2]

See also

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1564-c.1584
Succeeded by

References

  1. Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 25.
  2. "Ssekabaka Jemba Is Buried at Bubango, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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