Mwanga I of Buganda

Ssekabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta
Ssekabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta
	Kabaka of Buganda
Reign	1740 - 1741
Predecessor	Mawanda of Buganda
Successor	Namuggala of Buganda
Born	Uganda
Died	1741; Unknown
Burial	Kavumba, Busiro
Spouse	1. Lady Najjuma; 2. Lady Nakabugo; 3. Nabakyaala Nakiwala; 4. Lady Nalubowa; 5. Lady Namakula
Father	Prince Musanje Golooba
Mother	Namasole Nabulya Naluggwa

Last updated August 31, 2020

Mwanga I Sebanakitta was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1740 until 1741. He was the twenty third (23rd) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the eldest son of Prince Musanje Golooba. His mother was Nabulya Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second wife of his father. He ascended to the throne after the death of his uncle, Kabaka Mawanda Sebanakitta, in 1740.^{[ citation needed ]}

Married life

He is recorded to have married five (5) wives:

Najjuma, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
Nakabugo, daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan
Naabakyaala Nakiwala, Omubikka, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan
Nalubowa, daughter of Segiriinya, of the Ngo clan
Namakula, daughter of Mpinga, of the Lugave clan

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered three (3) sons:

Prince (Omulangira) Mulage, whose mother was Najjuma. He became Sabaddu to the princesses.
Prince (Omulangira) Kiwanuka, whose mother was Nakabugo
Prince (Omulangira) Nkondoggo, whose mother was Namakula

The final years

Kabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta was killed by Nkunnumbi, in revenge for the murder of his son, around 1741. He was initially buried at Meerera. In 1860, his remains were exhumed and re-buried at Kavumba, Busiro.^[1] He was succeeded by his brother, Prince Namuggala Kagali.

Succession table

Preceded by Mawanda Sebanakitta	King of Buganda c.1740-c.1741	Succeeded by Namuggala Kagali

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References

↑ "Ssekabaka Mwanga I Is Buried at Kavumba, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

List of the Kings of Buganda

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[1] "Ssekabaka Mwanga I Is Buried at Kavumba, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.