Ttembo of Buganda
Ssekabaka Ttembo Kiridde | |
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Kabaka of Buganda | |
Reign | 1404 - 1434 |
Predecessor | Kimera of Buganda |
Successor | Kiggala of Buganda |
Born | Uganda |
Died | 1434 Busiro County |
Burial | Bujuuko, Busiro |
Spouse | Lady Najjemba |
Father | Prince Lumansi of Buganda |
Mother | Namasole Nattembo |
Ttembo Kiridde was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the 4th Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne[]
He was the only surviving son of Prince Lumansi, son of Kabaka Kimera. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident, while others say it was a deliberate act.[citation needed] Ttembo established his capital at Ntinda Hill.
Married life[]
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He married Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.
Issue[]
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He fathered three children, two sons and one daughter:
- Kabaka Sewannaku Kiggala Mukaabya Kasungubu, the 5th Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1434 and 1464 and between 1484 and 1494.
- Prince (Omulangira) Lutimba. He was a full-brother of Kabaka Kiggala. He rebelled against his brother but was defeated by his nephews and fled. He died at Wassozi and was buried at Butugu.
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nazibanja. She had several children by her brother Kabaka Kiggala
The final years[]
Kabaka Ttembo became insane during the latter years of his reign. He died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, Busiro.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ssekabaka Ttembo Is Buried At Bujuuko, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links[]
- Kabakas of Buganda
- 15th-century monarchs in Africa