Kiggala of Buganda

He was the eldest son of Kabaka Ttembo Kiridde, Kabaka of Buganda, by his wife, Najjemba. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, around 1434. He established his capital at Kitala Hill. In 1464, he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Ntege Kiyimba. Kiggala resumed the throne after the death of his son, sometime around 1484. He went blind shortly after the beginning of his second reign. He ruled under the regency of his prime ministers.

He married six wives as detailed below:[1]

1. Nabukalu Nabuto, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
2. Nakawuka, daughter of Senfuma, of the Mamba clan
3. Nakimera, daughter of Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
4. Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
5. Nakyobula, daughter of Mbajja, of the Mamba clan
6. Nawampamba, daughter of Ggunju, of the Butiko clan

Kabaka Kiggala fathered nine recorded sons:

• Prince (Omulangira) Wasswa, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
• Prince (Omulangira) Mawempe, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
• Prince (Omulangira) Semugalwa, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
• Prince (Omulangira) Bubula, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
• Prince (Omulangira) Kaggya, whose mother was Princess Nazibanja
• Kabaka Kiyimba Ntege, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nabukalu
• Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe, whose mother was Nakyobula
• Prince (Omulangira) Kaasameeme, whose mother was Nakawuka
• Prince (Omulangira) Wampamba, whose mother was Nawampamba. He was excluded from the succession for committing incest with his aunt. Prince Wampamba married two wives (a) Lady Nakayima, daughter of his maternal uncle, Gunju, of the Butiko clan and (b) Lady Naabagereka, aunt and wet nurse to his first wife, sister of Gunju, of the Butiko clan. He fathered two sons:
  • Kabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa, the 7th Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Nakayima and
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kyabayinze, whose mother was Naabagereka. Prince Kyabayinze fathered one son:
    • Prince (Omulangira) Juma who unsuccessfully contested the succession with his cousin, Kabaka Nakibinge.

Kabaka Kiggala Mukaabya Sewannaku Kasungubu died in 1494 of extreme old age and was succeeded on the throne by his grandson, Kayima Sendikaddiwa. He was buried at his capital Manjja and his jaw was buried at Ddambwe, Busiro.[1]

• Kabaka of Buganda

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