| Ssekabaka Rashid Kalema Muguluma | |
|---|---|
| Kabaka of Buganda | |
| Reign | October 21, 1888 - October 05, 1889 |
| Died | 1891 |
| Place of death | Bunyoro |
| Buried | Mmende, Busiro |
| Predecessor | Kiweewa of Buganda |
| Successor | Mwanga II of Buganda |
| Consort | 1. Lady Nabikukuzi 2. Lady Sofia Kabak'alongoosa 3. Lady Nakibuuka I 4. Zefiria Nnampa Nakibuuka II 5. Lady Nabibooge 6. Lady Veneneka Nabiwemba 7. Lady Njera Saabaddu |
| Father | Muteesa I of Buganda |
| Mother | Namasole Ndibuwakanyi |
Rashid Kalema Muguluma was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, from October 21, 1888 until October 5, 1889. He was the thirty-third (33rd) Kabaka of Buganda.
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Kalema Muguluma was the son of Kabaka Mukaabya Walugembe Muteesa I Kayiira, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1856 and 1884. His mother was Ndibuwakanyi, of the Mamba clan. He was declared Kabaka by the Muslim forces that deposed his elder brother Kabaka Kiweewa Mutebi Nnyonyintono on October 21, 1888. He maintained his capital at Mengo Hill.
He is recorded to have married the following wives:
His recorded children include:
The period from 1884 through 1897 witnessed tremendous strife in Buganda. Sufficient Baganda had converted to one of the three major religions in the kingdom; Catholicism, Protestantism or Islam. As the ruling class in the kingdom attempted to adjust to the loss of absolute authority over their subjects' lives to these new religions; the kingdom was thrown into turmoil, rebellion, counter-rebellion and religious persecution.
Within a period of thirteen (13) years from 1884 until 1897, Buganda witnessed the change of leadership at Mengo, six (6) times, which was unprecedented in the kingdom. Various Kabaka's took sides with one religion or the other, only to be deposed by the supporters of the religions they did not choose. And the cycle repeated itself.
In October 1888, the Muslim faction was dominant in Buganda. All Christian missionaries were expelled, and Kabaka Kiweewa Mutebi Nnyonyintono was deposed. Kabaka Kalema Muguluma, who had converted to Islam and taken on the name Rashid, was installed on the throne. However, only one year later, he was forced to step down by the British imperial forces. He was offered an ultimatum by the British: either convert to Christianity and retain the throne, or remain Muslim and lose the throne. He evidently chose Islam and was deposed.
After his removal from the throne by the British, Kabaka Kalema went into exile in Bunyoro. He died in exile from complications of smallpox in January 1891. At the time of his death, his age is estimated to have been in the mid-twenties (20's). His remains were repatriated and buried at Mmende in Busiro.[2]
| Preceded by Kiweewa Nnyonyintono |
King of Buganda 1888–1889 |
Succeeded by Mwanga II Mukaabya |