Ndawula of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Ndawula
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1724 – 1734
Predecessor Tebandeke of Buganda
Successor Kagulu of Buganda
Born Uganda
Died1734
Lubaga
Burial
Musaba, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nabisubi
2. Lady Naggujja
3. Lady Nakikulwe
4. Lady Nakidde Luyiga
5. Lady Nakyomubi
6. Lady Nampanga
7. Lady Nazzaluno
Father Juuko of Buganda
MotherNamasole Nandawula Kabengano

Ndawula was the 19th Kabaka, or king, of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1724 to 1734. He is remembered as a kind and gentle king. [1]

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Claim to the throne

He was the fifth son of Kabaka Juuko Mulwaana, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1680 and 1690. His mother was Nandawula Kabengano of the Nsenene clan, the fifth of his father's six wives. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his cousin. He established his capital at Lubaga. [1]

Reign

Some of the great officers of state during his reign included; [2]

NameClanPositionTranslation
NsobyaFfumbe (Civet Cat)KatikiroChief Minister
MukubiraNgeye (Colobus Monkey)KimbugweSecond Minister
WankaluboLugave (Pangolin)KasujjuGovernor of Busujju
SsendigyaMmamba (Lung fish)KangaawoGovernor of Bulemezi
SsebinaNkima (Vervet Monkey)MugemaGovernor of Busiro
Kajongo, Nalumenya & MaserukaNtalaganya (Duiker)KitunziGovernor of Gomba
ManganyiNdiga (Sheep)KatambalaGovernor of Butambala

Married life

He is reported to have married seven (7) wives: [1]

Issue

Kabaka Ndawula is reported to have fathered ten (10) children; eight (8) sons and two (2) daughters:

The final years

Kabaka Ndawula died of old age around 1734, at the Kasajjakaliwano Palace, at Lubaga. He is buried at Musaba, Busiro. [3]

The head Prince of his lineage bears the title Ssezaalunnyo Walugembe, with his seat at Mawule in Kyaddondo. [4]

Quotes

"Ndawula himself was a man of peace; he reigned long and had a very large family. The turbulence of Ndawula's numerous sons broke the tranquil atmosphere he had established in the country."

"Ndawula was an excellent king, good natured and peaceful. He was always on the best of terms with his chiefs."

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1724-c.1734
Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 31.
  2. Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.
  3. "Kabaka Ndawula Is Buried At Musaba, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. Nsimbi, M. B. (1956). Amannya Amaganda n'Ennono Zaago (Ganda Names and their meanings). Kampala: East African Literature Bureau.
  5. Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.
  6. Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.