Chwa I of Buganda

Ssekabaka Chwa I Nabakka
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign Mid 14th Century
Birthplace Uganda
Died Late 14th Century
Place of death Unknown
Buried Unknown
Predecessor Kintu of Buganda
Successor Kimera of Buganda
Consort 1. Lady Nabukalu
2. Lady Nakku
2. Lady Namagembe
Father Kintu of Buganda
Mother Namasole Nambi Nantuttululu

Chwa I Nabakka was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the second (2nd) Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Kato Kintu, the first Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned in the early 14th century. His mother was Nambi Nantuttululu, of the Ngeye Clan. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father.[1] He established his capital at Bigo Hill.

Marital life

He married two wives:

Offspring

The final years

Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka abdicated and settled in Magonga. He is said to have disappeared. Up to today, his place of death and burial are unknown.[2] Following his death, there followed a period of Interregnum under the Prime Ministers Walusimbi and his successor, Sebwaana. This period lasted until 1374.[3]

Succession table

Preceded by
Kato Kintu
King of Buganda
mid fourteenth century
Succeeded by
Kimera Walusimbi

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