- Chwa I of Buganda
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Ssekabaka Chwa I Nabakka Kabaka of Buganda Reign Mid 14th Century Birthplace Uganda Died Late 14th Century Place of death Unknown Buried Unknown Predecessor Kintu of Buganda Successor Kimera of Buganda Consort 1. Lady Nabukalu
2. Lady Nakku
2. Lady NamagembeFather Kintu of Buganda Mother Namasole Nambi Nantuttululu Chwa I Nabakka was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He reigned during the mid 14th century. He was the second (2nd) Kabaka of Buganda.
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Claim to the throne
He was the son of Kabaka Kato Kintu, the first Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned in the early 14th century. His mother was Nambi Nantuttululu, of the Ngeye Clan. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father.[1] He established his capital at Bigo Hill.
Marital life
He married two wives:
- Naabakyaala Nakku, the Kaddulubaale, daughter of Walusimbi of the Ffumbe clan. After the death of Kabaka Chwa I, she married Sebwaana, a Regent.
- Nakiwala, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.
Offspring
- Prince (Omulangira) Kalemeera, whose mother was Nakiwala. Kalemeera was driven out of Buganda and forced to seek refuge in Bunyoro, on the orders of his father. In Bunyoro, Kalemeera was accommodated at the court of his uncle Omukama Winyi of Bunyoro. There, he had an illicit sexual encounter with Lady Wannyana, daughter of Mugalula Buyonga, a Muhima, the supposed chief wife of his uncle. The affair resulted in a son; one Prince Kimera Walusimbi
The final years
Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka abdicated and settled in Magonga. He is said to have disappeared. Up to today, his place of death and burial are unknown.[2] Following his death, there followed a period of Interregnum under the Prime Ministers Walusimbi and his successor, Sebwaana. This period lasted until 1374.[3]
Succession table
Preceded by
Kato KintuKing of Buganda
mid fourteenth centurySucceeded by
Kimera WalusimbiExternal links
See also
References
Categories:- Buganda
- 14th-century African people
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