Mawanda of Buganda

Ssekabaka Mawanda Sebanakitta
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign 1738 - 1740
Predecessor Kikulwe of Buganda
Successor Mwanga I of Buganda
Spouse 1. Nabakyaala Kikome
2. Nabakyaala Nabunnya
3. Lady Nabuuso
4. Lady Nakasinde
5. Lady Namisango
6. Lady Nang'onzi
7. Lady Nankonyo
Father Ndawula of Buganda
Mother Namasole Nakidde Luyiga
Born Uganda
Died 1740
Unknown
Burial Serinnya Busiro

Mawanda Sebanakitta was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1738 and 1740. He was the twenty second (22nd) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, the 19th Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakidde Luyiga of the Ngo clan, the fourth (4th) of his father's seven (7) wives. Mawanda killed his brother Kabaka Kikulwe Mawuba and seized the throne around 1738. He established his capital at Katakala.[1]

Married life

He is recorded to have married seven (7) wives:

Issue

His children included the following:

The final years

A group of princes in the royal court conspired to murder Kabaka Mawanda in 1740. The group included Prince Mwanga Sebanakitta, who ascended the throne after Kabaka Mawanda's demise. Kabaka Mawanda was buried at Meerera at first, but was exhumed in 1864 and re-buried at Serinnya.[2]

Succession table

Preceded by
Kikulwe Mawuba
King of Buganda
c.1738-c.1740
Succeeded by
Mwanga Sebanakitta

See also

References

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

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