Winyi of Kibulala

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi
Omukama of Bunyoro
Reign Early 14th Century
Predecessor Unknown
Successor Unknown
Spouse Lady Wannyana
Father Unknown
Mother Unknown
Born Uganda
Died Mid 14th Century
Kibulala, Ssingo
Burial Kibulala, Ssingo

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi (fl. early 14th Century) was a reigning monarch of Bunyoro-Kitara during the period circa 1300 AD. His chief palace was located at Kibulala, Ssingo, where his remains are buried today. When Prince Kalemeera of Buganda, the only son of Ssekabaka Chwa Nabakka, was exiled to Bunyoro, he took refuge at the palace of his Great Uncle, Winyi I at his palace in Kibulala. There he committed more transgressions, fathering Prince Kimera Walusimbi with Lady Wannyana, his Great Uncle's chief wife. Prince Kimera later became the third Kabaka of Buganda.[1]

Marital life and children

Prince (Omulangira) Winyi, Chief of Kibulala (allegedly Winyi I, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara) married Lady Wannyana, his chief wife, sister of Balitema Kajubi, Chief of Busujju, a Muhima. Together they had two children: (a) Princess (Omumbejja) Musenyu, Chiefess of Kyeeya; the eldest child and (b) Prince (Omulangira) Ntembe, Chief of Busoga.

Ababiito of Kibulala

The descendants of Winyi of Kibulala, constitute the Buganda Clan known as Ababiito b'eKibulala (the Babiito of Kibulala), one of the 54 recognized clans of the estimated 9 million Baganda.[2]

The final days

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi died sometime in the middle of the 14th Century. He is buried at Kibulala, Ssingo, in modern-day Kiboga District. His burial site is recognized by the Buganda Royal Family as a Buganda Cultural Site. Naalinnya Dina Kigga Mukarukidi, the sister of the reigning Buganda Monarch, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, is assigned to the site, as cultural supervisor.[3]

Succession table

Preceded by
Unknown
King of Bunyoro
Early Fourteenth Century
Succeeded by
Unknown

See also

References

  1. Buyers, Christopher. "The Abalasangeye Dynasty: Genealogy of Kabaka Kimera Walusimbi". RoyalArk.Net © Christopher Buyers, July 2001 - April 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. Ssemakula, Mukasa. "List of The Clans of Buganda". Buganda.Com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. Serunjogi, Titus (27 April 2006). "Traditional And Modern: Meet The Kabaka's Sisters". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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