Suuna I of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Suuna I Kisolo
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1584 - 1614
Predecessor Jemba of Buganda
Successor Sekamaanya of Buganda
Born Buganda
Died1614
Jimbo, Busiro
Burial
Jimbo, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nakigo
2. Lady Naluggwa
Father Nakibinge of Buganda
MotherNamasole Nassuuna

Suuna I Kisolo, also spelled as Ssuuna I Kisolo, was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. He was the 11th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as kind and gentle. [1]

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Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Nassuuna, his father's fifth wife. He took the throne after the death of his elder half-brother, Kabaka Jemba, in 1584. He established his capital at Jimbo Hill.

Married life

He married two wives: [1]

He also married two "reserve" wives.

Issue

He fathered four sons: [1]

The final years

He died in middle-age, at his capital at Jimbo, Busiro in 1614. He was buried in Gombe and his jaw was buried at Jimbo. [1]

See also

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c. 1584 – c. 1614
Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 25.