Kayemba of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kayemba Kisiki
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign 1690 - 1704
Predecessor Juuko of Buganda
Successor Tebandeke of Buganda
Spouse 1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakku
3. Lady Banseka
Father Kateregga of Buganda
Mother Namasole Namutebi
Born Uganda
Died 1704
Unknown
Burial Nabulagala, Busiro

Kayemba Kisiki was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1690 and 1704. He was the seventeenth (17th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, who was the eighth (8th) of his father's nine wives. He ascended the throne upon the death of his elder brother. He established his capital at Lunnyo. Lunnyo is located near the city of Entebbe, close to where the current Uganda State House stands today.

Married life

He married three wives:

Issue

He fathered three sons:

The final years

Kabaka Kayemba died at an advanced age around 1704.[1] He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.[2]

Succession table

Preceded by
Juuko Mulwaana
King of Buganda
c.1690-c.1704
Succeeded by
Tebandeke Mujambula

See also

References

  1. "The History And Life of Kabaka Kayemba". Royalark.net. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Ssekabaka Kayemba Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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