Kagulu of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kagulu Ntambi Tebukywereke
Ssekabaka Kagulu Ntambi Tebukywereke
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign	1734 - 1736
Predecessor	Ndawula of Buganda
Successor	Kikulwe of Buganda
Born	Uganda
Died	1736; Lake Nalubaale
Burial	Bbuga, Busiro
Spouse	Name unknown
Father	Ndawula of Buganda
Mother	Namasole Naggujja

Kagulu Ntambi Tebukywereke was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1734 and 1736. He was the twentieth (20th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the eldest son of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, Kabaka of Buganda between 1724 and 1734. His mother was Naggujja of the Njovu clan, the second (2nd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father. He established his capital at Bulizo.^[1] He is remembered as a particularly malevolent ruler.^[1]

Married life

He married one wife, who bore him two sons.^{[citation needed]}

Issue

Prince (Omulangira) Kayima Ssekindi
Prince (Omulangira) Sematimba. Prince Sematimba had a son; Prince (Omulangira) Kayemba Sekitamu. Prince Sekitamu, in turn had two sons: (a) Prince (Omulangira) Lubugu and (b) Prince (Omulangira) Sekitamu. He had a son: (A) Prince (Omulangira) Name Unknown. The unknown prince in turn had a son: Prince (Omulangira) Kikindu. Prince Kakindu died before 1939, having had a son; Prince (Omulangira) Isaaka Yali-Aseka.

The final years

Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke was deposed by his sister, Princess Ndege, the Nassolo. He fled to Buto. He was killed by drowning in Lake Nalubaale, on the orders of Nassolo.^{[citation needed]} His body was retrieved and buried at Bbuga, Busiro.^[2]

Quotes

"… his dominant trait was lack of respect for men. His despotic rule and the barbarous treatment of the men who worked in the capital caused unrest and discontent because it affected a very large section of the community."

MM Semakula Kiwanuka, A History of Buganda, 1971^[3]

Succession table

Preceded by Ndawula Nsobya	King of Buganda c.1734-c.1736	Succeeded by Kikulwe Mawuba

References

^ ^a ^b Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 31.
^ "Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke Is Buried At Bbuga, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.

External links

List of the Kings of Buganda

[The_Customs_of_the_Baganda-1] Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 31.

[2] "Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke Is Buried At Bbuga, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[3] Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.

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