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1 Claim to the throne  





2 Married life  





3 Issue  





4 The final years  





5 See also  





6 Succession table  





7 References  





8 External links  














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Ssekabaka Jemba Busungwe
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1564–1584
PredecessorMulondo of Buganda
SuccessorSuuna I of Buganda
BornBuganda
Died1584
Bubango, Busiro
Burial
Bubango, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakkazi
3. Lady Nanfuka
FatherNakibinge of Buganda
MotherNamasole Najjemba

Jemba Busungwe (died 1584) was Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as being kind and gentle.[1]

Claim to the throne[edit]

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.

Married life[edit]

He had three wives:[1]

Issue[edit]

He fathered four sons:[1]

The final years[edit]

He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County and his jaw was buried at his capital.[1] Other sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro.[2]

See also[edit]

Succession table[edit]

Preceded by

Mulondo

King of Buganda
c.1564-c.1584
Succeeded by

Suuna I

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 25.
  • ^ "Ssekabaka Jemba Is Buried at Bubango, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  • External links[edit]


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