Ttembo of Buganda

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

Ssekabaka Ttembo Kiridde
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

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. Ttembo established his capital at Ntinda Hill.

Married life

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

Issue

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

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]

References
  1. 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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