Jemba of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Jemba Busungwe
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1564 – 1584
Predecessor Mulondo of Buganda
Successor Suuna I of Buganda
Born Buganda
Died1584
Bubango, Busiro
Burial
Bubango, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakkazi
3. Lady Nanfuka
Father Nakibinge of Buganda
MotherNamasole Najjemba

Jemba Busungwe (died 1584) was the 10th Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. His reign is remembered as being kind and gentle. [1]

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.

Married life

He had three wives: [1]

Issue

He fathered four sons: [1]

The final years

He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County and his jaw was buried at his capital. [1] Other sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro. [2]

See also

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1564-c.1584
Succeeded by

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 25.
  2. "Ssekabaka Jemba Is Buried at Bubango, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.