Kikulwe of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kikulwe Mawuba
Ssekabaka Kikulwe Mawuba
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign	1736 - 1738
Predecessor	Kagulu of Buganda
Successor	Mawanda of Buganda
Born	Uganda
Died	1738; Unknown
Burial	Kaliiti, Busiro
Spouse	1. Lady Nabiddo; 2. Lady Najjuka; 3. Lady Nakabugo; 4.Lady Namatovu; 5. Nabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu
Father	Ndawula of Buganda
Mother	Namasole Nakikulwe Namirembe

Kikulwe Mawuba was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first (21st) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the fourth (4th) son of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke. He established his capital at Kibibi.^[1] He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.^[1]

Married Life

He is reported to have married five (5) wives:^[1]

Nabiddo, daughter of Luba, of the Nyonyi clan
Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
Nakabugo, daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan
Namatovu, daughter of Kajubi, of the Nsenene clan
Naabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered at least nine children:

Prince (Omulangira) Madangu, whose mother was Nakabugo
Princess (Omumbejja) Mpalikitenda, whose mother was Nabiddo
Prince (Omulangira) Maganda, whose mother was Nakabugo
Prince (Omulangira) Ggobango, whose mother was Nakabugo
Prince (Omulangira) Segaamweenge, whose mother was Nakabugo
Princess (Omumbejja) Zansanze, whose mother was Nakabugo
Princess (Omumbejja) Nabaloga, whose mother was Nakabugo
Prince (Omulangira) Ngobe, whose mother was Namatovu
Prince (Omulangira) Gomottoka, whose mother was Namatovu - He issued sons 1. Prince (Omulangira) Mpadwa kussambiza 2. Prince (Omulangira) Kolobola 3. Prince (Omulangira) Genza 4. Prince (Omulangira) Kisala Ggolooba 5. Prince (Omulangira) Luwarira 6. Prince (Omulangira) Kimu Other sons were sold into slavery by reigning kings to deter them from claiming the thrown.

The final years

Kabaka Kikulwe was murdered by his elder half-brother, Prince Mawanda Sebanakitta, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, Busiro.^[2]

Succession table

Preceded by Kagulu Tebukywereke	King of Buganda c.1736-c.1738	Succeeded by Mawanda Sebanakitta

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 33.
^ "Ssekabaka Kikulwe Is Buried At Kaliiti, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

List of the Kings of Buganda Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

[The_Customs_of_the_Baganda-1] Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 33.

[2] "Ssekabaka Kikulwe Is Buried At Kaliiti, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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