Kiggala of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kiggala Mukaabya Kasungubu
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign 1434 - 1464 and
1484 - 1494
Birthplace Uganda
Died 1494
Buried Ddambwe, Busiro
Predecessor Ttembo of Buganda (1st Time)
Kiyimba of Buganda (2nd Time)
Successor Kiyimba of Buganda(1st Time)
Kayima of Buganda (2nd Time)
Consort 1. Lady Nabukalu
2. Lady Nakawuka
3. Lady Nakimera
4. Lady Nakku
5. Lady Nakyobula
6. Lady Nawampamba
Father Ttembo of Buganda
Mother Namasole Najjemba

Kiggala Sewannaku Mukaabya Kasungubu was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned from 1434 until 1464 and from 1484 until 1494. He was the fifth (5th) Kabaka of Buganda.

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Claim to the throne

He was the eldest son of Kabaka Ttembo Kiridde, Kabaka of Buganda, by his wife, Najjemba. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, around 1434. He established his capital at Kitala Hill. In 1464, he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Ntege Kiyimba. Kiggala resumed the throne after the death of his son, sometime around 1484. He went blind shortly after the beginning of his second reign. He ruled under the regency of his Prime Ministers.[1]

Married life

He married six wives as detailed below:

  1. Nabukalu, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
  2. Nakawuka, daughter of Senfuma, of the Mamba clan
  3. Nakimera, daughter of Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
  4. Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  5. Nakyobula, daughter of Mbajja, of the Mamba clan
  6. Nawampamba, daughter of Ggunju, of the Butiko clan

Offspring

Kabaka Kiggala fathered nine recorded sons:

The final years

Kabaka Kiggala Mukaabya Sewannaku Kasungubu died in 1494 of extreme old age and was succeeded on the throne by his grandson, Kayima Sendikaddiwa. His remains are buried at Ddambwe, Busiro.[2]

Succession table:First Time

Preceded by
Ttembo Kiridde
King of Buganda
c.1434-c.1464
Succeeded by
Ntege Kiyimba

Succession table:Second Time

Preceded by
Ntege Kiyimba
King of Buganda
c.1484-c.1494
Succeeded by
Kayima Sendikaddiwa

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