Namuggala of Buganda

Ssekabaka Namuggala
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1741 - 1750
PredecessorMwanga I of Buganda
SuccessorKyabaggu of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1750
Nalubugo Hill
Burial
Muyomba, Busiro
Spouse1. Nabakyaala Basuuta
2. Lady Najjuka
3. Lady Nakangu
4. Lady Nalubowa
5. Lady Nalunga
6. Lady Nawaguma
FatherPrince Musanje Golooba
MotherNamasole Nabulya Naluggwa

Namuggala was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1741 and 1750. He was the twenty-fourth (24th) Kabaka of Buganda. He is remembered as a lovable and merciful ruler.[1]

Claim to the throne

He was the second son of Prince Musanje Golooba. His mother was Nabulya Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second of his father's wives. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta, in 1741. He established his capital at Nansana.[1]

Reign

Namugala had a short reign. He was more interested in the pursuit of the pleasures of life than state affairs. His CHief Minister (Katikiro) was Kagali of the Nvuma clan.[2]

Some of the great officers of state during his reign included;[3]

Name Position Translation
Kagali Katikiro Chief Minister
Lubinga Kasujju Governor of Busujju
Kambugu Kangaawo Governor of Bulemezi
Mugwanya Mugema Governor of Busiro
Kabale Kitunzi Governor of Gomba
Butekkanya Katambala Governor of Butambala


His stubborn refusal to heed his brother Prince Kyabaggu's request to execute Dibbongo ignited a conflict between the two that eventually led to his abdication.[4]

Married life

He is recorded to have married six (6) wives:[1]

  • Naabakyaala Basuuta, the Kaddulubaale, daughter Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
  • Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
  • Nakangu, daughter of Kagenda, of the Mamba clan
  • Nalubowa, daughter of Seggiriinya, of the Ngo (Leopard) clan.
  • Nalunga, daughter of Terwewalwa, of the Nvuma clan.
  • Nawaguma, daughter of Kisuule, of the Njovu clan

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered three sons:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Kateregga, whose mother was Basuuta
  • Prince (Omulangira) Ngabo, whose mother was Najjuka
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kiboli, whose mother was Nawaguma

The final years

His genial nature made him a more acceptable candidate to men who still remembered the tyranny of Kagulu’s rule.

-MM Semakula Kiwanuka.[5]

Kabaka Namuggala abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Kyabaggu Kabinuli, around 1750. He died, following an accidental fall on Nalubugo Hill, after his abdication.[citation needed] He was buried at Muyomba, Busiro.[6]

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1741-c.1750 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 35.
  2. ^ Kagwa, S. A. (1927). Ekitabo kya ba Ssekabaka be Buganda. Columbia University Press.
  3. ^ Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.
  4. ^ Kiwanuka, M. S. (1972). A History of Buganda from the Foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. Holmes & Meier Pub.
  5. ^ Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.
  6. ^ "Kabaka Namuggala Is Buried At Muyomba, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.