Kayima of Buganda

Kabaka of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign	1494–1524
Predecessor	Kiggala of Buganda
Successor	Nakibinge of Buganda
Born	Uganda
Died	1524 Sunga
Burial	Nabulagala, Busiro
Spouse	1. Lady Nababinge 2. Lady Naddogo
Father	Prince Wampamba
Mother	Namasole Nakayima

Kayima Sendikaddiwa was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1494 and 1524. He was the 7th Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Prince (Omulangira) Wampamba, by his first wife, Lady Nakayima. He ascended the throne upon the death of his grandfather, Kiggala Mukaabya in 1494. He established his capital at Nazigo Hill.^{[citation needed]}

Marital life

He had two wives:^[1]

Nababinge, daughter of Wampona, of the Mamba clan
Naddogo, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan

Issue

He fathered two sons:

Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, whose mother was Nababinge
Prince (Omulangira) Kabasanda, whose mother was Naddogo

The final years

He was killed in battle against Chief Bwakamba of Nyendo, at Sunga, in 1524. He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.^[2]

Succession table

Preceded by

Kiggala Mukaabya

King of Buganda
c.1494–c.1524

Succeeded by

Nakibinge Kagali

References

^ Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 22.
^ "Ssekabaka Kayima Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.