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Suuna I of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Suuna I Kisolo
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1584 - 1614
PredecessorJemba of Buganda
SuccessorSekamaanya of Buganda
BornBuganda
Died1614
Jimbo, Busiro
Burial
Jimbo, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nakigo
2. Lady Naluggwa
FatherNakibinge of Buganda
MotherNamasole Nassuuna

Suuna I Kisolo, also spelled as Ssuuna I Kisolo, was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. He was the 11th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as kind and gentle.[1]

Claim to the throne

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He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Nassuuna, his father's fifth wife. He took the throne after the death of his elder half-brother, Kabaka Jemba, in 1584. He established his capital at Jimbo Hill.

Married life

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He married two wives:[1]

  • Nakigo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  • Naluggwa, daughter of Lwoomwa, of the Ndiga clan

He also married two "reserve" wives.

Issue

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He fathered four sons:[1]

  • Prince (Omulangira) Sewatti, whose mother was Nakigo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kawaali
  • Kabaka Kimbugwe, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Naluggwa.

The final years

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He died in middle-age, at his capital at Jimbo, Busiro in 1614. He was buried in Gombe and his jaw was buried at Jimbo.[1]

See also

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Succession table

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Preceded by King of Buganda
c. 1584 – c. 1614
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 25.
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