Kimbugwe of Buganda: Difference between revisions

'''Kimbugwe Kamegere''' was [[Kabaka of Buganda|Kabaka]] of the [[Buganda|Kingdom of Buganda]] between 1634 and 1644. He was the thirteenth (13th) Kabaka of Buganda. He is remembered as a good king.<ref name="The Customs of the Baganda">{{cite book |last1=Kaggwa |first1=Apollo |last2=Kalibala |first2=Ernest B. |title=The Customs of the Baganda |date=1934 |page=26}}</ref>

He was born at Kongojje, the youngest son of [[Suuna I of Buganda|Suuna I Kisolo]], Kabaka of Buganda between 1584 and 1614. His mother was Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second (2nd) [[wife]] of his father. He [[Enthronement|ascended]] to the [[throne]] after the [[death]] of his cousin, [[Sekamaanya of Buganda|Kabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo]]. He established his [[Capital (political)|capital]] at Bugwaanya.

He marriedhad three wives:<ref name="The Customs of the Baganda" />

He fathered two sons:<ref name="The Customs of the Baganda" />

He was killed, allegedly, by [[witchcraft]], by his step-sonstepson, Prince Kateregga, aroundwho succeeded him to the throne, circa 1644.{{cn|date=August 2020}} He is buried at Bugwaanya, Busiro.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm | title=Kabaka Kimbugwe Is Buried At Bugwaanya, Busiro | accessdate=4 October 2014 | publisher=Buganda.com | archive-date=15 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070042/http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

*[http://www.royalarkbuganda.netcom/Uganda/buganda3kings.htm GenealogyList of the KabakasKings of Buganda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070042/http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm |date=2013-06-15 }}

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