Mutebi I of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Mutebi I
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1674 – 1680
Predecessor Kateregga of Buganda
Successor Juuko of Buganda
Born Uganda
Died1680
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Burial
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Spouse1.Lady Nabitalo
2. Lady Nabukalu
3. Lady Naluyima
4. Lady Namawuba
5. Lady Nampiima
Father Kateregga of Buganda
MotherNamasole Namutebi

Mutebi I was the 15th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680.

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, the eighth (8th) wife of his father. He ascended the throne following the death of his father in 1674. He established his capital at Muguluka. [1] He is remembered as a malevolent ruler. [1]

Married Life

He married five (5) wives: [1]

Issue

He fathered seven (7) sons:

The final years

He died at Mbalwa and was buried there.[ citation needed ] Other credible sources put his burial place at Kongojje, Busiro. [2]

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1674-c.1680
Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 28.
  2. "Ssekabaka Mutebi I Is Buried At Kongojje, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.