Ttembo was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the 4th Kabaka of Buganda.

Ssekabaka Ttembo
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1404 - 1434
PredecessorKimera of Buganda
SuccessorKiggala of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1434
Busiro County
Burial
Bujuuko, Busiro
SpouseLady Najjemba
FatherPrince Lumansi of Buganda
MotherNamasole Nattembo

Claim to the throne

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He was the only surviving son of Prince Lumansi, son of Kabaka Kimera. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident, while others say it was a deliberate act.[citation needed] Ttembo established his capital at Ntinda Hill.

Married life

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He married Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.[1]

Issue

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He fathered three children, two sons and one daughter: [1]

  • Kabaka Sewannaku Kiggala Mukaabya Kasungubu, the 5th Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1434 and 1464 and between 1484 and 1494.
  • Prince (Omulangira) Lutimba. He was a full-brother of Kabaka Kiggala. He rebelled against his brother but was defeated by his nephews and fled. He died at Wassozi and was buried at Butugu.
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Nazibanja. She had several children by her brother Kabaka Kiggala

The final years

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Kabaka Ttembo became insane during the latter years of his reign. He died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, Busiro.[2]

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1404-c.1434
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Ssekabaka Ttembo Is Buried At Bujuuko, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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