Kagulu of Buganda

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

Ssekabaka Kagulu Ntambi Tebukywereke
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1734 - 1736
PredecessorNdawula of Buganda
SuccessorKikulwe of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1736
Lake Nalubaale
Burial
Bbuga, Busiro
SpouseName unknown
FatherNdawula of Buganda
MotherNamasole Naggujja

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.

Married life

He married one wife, who bore him two sons.

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. His body was retrieved and buried at Bbuga, Busiro.[1]

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[2]

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

See also

References
  1. "Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke Is Buried At Bbuga, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.
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