Nakibinge of Buganda


Nakibinge Kagali was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554 AD. He was the 8th Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the eldest son of Kabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa, the seventh Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned from 1494 until 1524. Kabaka Nakibinge :wikt:ascend|ascended the throne upon the death of his father in 1524. He established his capital at Bumbu Hill.

Married life

He married eight wives:
He fathered four sons and two daughters:
  1. Kabaka Mulondo Sekajja, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Namulondo
  2. Kabaka Jemba Busungwe, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Najjemba
  3. Kabaka Suuna I Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nassuuna
  4. Prince Nzigu, whose mother was Bukirwa
  5. Princess Batenga, whose mother was Namulondo
  6. Princess Nnono, whose mother was Nannono. Born posthumously in 1555. She died young.

    The final years

Kabaka Nakibinge was killed in battle against the Banyoro, at Busajja, in 1554. He is buried at Kongojje, Busiro.

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