| Ssekabaka Tebandeke Mujambula | |
|---|---|
| Kabaka of Buganda | |
| Reign | 1704 – 1724 |
| Predecessor | Kayemba of Buganda |
| Successor | Ndawula of Buganda |
| Born | Uganda |
| Died | 1724 Bundeke, Busiro |
| Burial | Bundeke, Busiro |
| Spouse | 1. Naabakyaala Nakyaazirana 2. Lady Balangazza 2. Lady Nabali 3. Lady Nabaziika 3. Lady Nakawunde |
| Issue | Prince Jjuma Katebe |
| Father | Mutebi I of Buganda |
| Mother | Namasole Nabukalu |
Tebandeke Mujambula, sometimes spelt as Ttebandeke Mujambula, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1704 and 1724. He was the 18th Kabaka of Buganda.
The turbulence of Tebandeke's reign is attributable to his mental derangement and his violent nature.
He was the second son of Kabaka Mutebi I, who reigned between 1674 and 1680. His mother was Nabukalu of the Lugave clan, the second (2nd) of his father's five (5) wives. He ascended to the throne after the death of his uncle, around 1704. He established his capital at Bundeke.
During his reign, Tebandeke's children were faced with a severe illness and he sent for oracles to establish the cause of the malady. The oracles prescribed a ritual, which the Kabaka performed and the children survived. For this, the oracles demanded a high price for their services and shamed Tebandeke with public demands for their payment. The mortified Kabaka had the oracles put to death and their temples burned down. The Kabaka however was driven mad and ran into the forest. [2]
He married five (5) wives: [3]
He is recorded to have fathered only one child:
Kabaka Tebandeke died at the Kanyakasasa Palace, Bundeke.[ citation needed ] He was buried at Bundeke. [4]