Jemba of Buganda


Jemba Busungwe was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.

Married life

He had three wives:
He fathered four sons:
He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County. Other credible sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro.

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