Kayemba of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Kayemba Kisiki
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1690 – 1704
Predecessor Juuko of Buganda
Successor Tebandeke of Buganda
Born Uganda
Died1704 (1705)
Unknown
Burial
Nabulagala, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakku
Father Kateregga of Buganda
MotherNamasole Namutebi

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

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Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Sekabaka Kateregga Kamegere, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mmamba clan, who was the eighth of his father's nine wives. He ascended the throne upon the death of his elder brother. He established his palace at Lunnyo, [1] near the city of Entebbe, close to where the current State House is stands today.

Married life

He married two wives: [1]

Issue

He had three sons: [1]

The final years

Kabaka Kayemba died at an adult age around 1704.[ citation needed ] He was burried at Nabulagala in Busiro. [2]

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1690-c.1704
Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 29.
  2. "Ssekabaka Kayemba Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.