Mutebi I of Buganda

This is an article about Mutebi I. Not to be confused with Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II.

Kabaka of Buganda
Ssekabaka Mutebi I
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1674 - 1680
PredecessorKateregga of Buganda
SuccessorJuuko of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1680
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Burial
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Spouse1.Lady Nabitalo
2. Lady Nabukalu
3. Lady Naluyima
4. Lady Namawuba
5. Lady Nampiima
FatherKateregga of Buganda
MotherNamasole Namutebi

Mutebi I was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680. He was the fifteenth (15th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, the eighth (8th) wife of his father. He ascended the throne following the death of his father in 1674. He established his capital at Muguluka.[1] He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.[1]

Married Life

He married five (5) wives:[1]

  • Nabitalo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  • Nabukalu, daughter of Ndugwa, of the Lugave clan
  • Naluyima, daughter of Nakatanza, of the Lugave clan
  • Namawuba, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
  • Nampiima, daughter of Kibale, of the Mpewo clan.

Issue

He fathered seven (7) sons:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Lukenge, whose mother was Nabitalo
  • Kabaka Tebandeke Mujambula, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1704 and 1724, whose mother was Nabukalu
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mpiima, whose mother was Nampiima
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kayima, whose mother was Naluyima
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mawuba, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince (Omulangira) Mukama, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince (Omulangira) Matumbwe, whose mother was Namawuba

The final years

He died at Mbalwa and was buried there.[citation needed] Other credible sources put his burial place at Kongojje, Busiro.[2]

Succession table

Preceded by
Kateregga Kamegere
King of Buganda
c.1674-c.1680
Succeeded by
Juuko Mulwaana

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Ssekabaka Mutebi I Is Buried At Kongojje, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

  • List of the Kings of Buganda