Ntalaganya Clan

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Ntalaganya Clan is among the many clans in the present day Buganda Kingdom. It is one of the clans that were there before the reign of King Kintu. Ntalaganya is a Luganda name which means Blue Duiker. the ancestral home of the Ntalaganya Clan is in Kiwawu (Busujju). [1]

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This is the photo of a blue duiker which represents the Ntalaganya Clan Totem in Buganda Kingdom. Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) (31587918777).jpg
This is the photo of a blue duiker which represents the Ntalaganya Clan Totem in Buganda Kingdom.

Origin

According to Buganda History, a great warrior Bulamaga Wasswa fought and deafeated the Bunyoro Chief in Ggomba. This was during the reign of King Kateregga. After King Kateregga chasing away the Banyoro from Ggomba, from that time on, the Ntalaganya people settle extensively in Ggomba. [1]

Also Buganda History stresses that the people of the Ntalaganya Clan are the descendants of King Wadda who is said to have been the first King of Buganda before Kintu. Also the Buganda History says that Buganda had kings before Kintu and King Wadda is said to have been the first King of Buganda. [1]

Ntalaganya Kings

There are said to have been nine kings after Wadda namely:

  1. Bukulu I,
  2. Bukulu II,
  3. Bbanga,
  4. Musisi,
  5. Ssemandamuntu,
  6. Nsingere,
  7. Buganda,
  8. Lubaalewattu
  9. Bemba.

All these kings are said to have been of the Ntalaganya clan. [1]

Ntalaganya Clan Heads

Clan Elders (Abamasiga) and their seats are as follows:

Clan Information

ClanInformation
Clan(Ekika)Ntalaganya
Totem(Akabiro)
  1. Maleere ( a type of mushroom)
  2. Omussukundu
  3. Amazzi g'ekisasi
Clan Head(Omutaka)Bbambaga
Clan Seat (Obutaka)Bbambaga, Bulemezi
Slogan (Omubala)
  1. Omusajja Kalamazi ne jjo ndiramaga.
  2. Mussukundu Butiko [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ntalaganya History". www.obutaka.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. "Ntalaganya Heads". www.obutaka.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. "Ntalaganya". www.obutaka.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.