Kikulwe of Buganda

Kikulwe Mawuba was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1736 and 1738. He was the twenty first (21st) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne He was the fourth (4th) son of Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya, the nineteenth (19th) Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakikulwe Namirembe, the third (3rd) of his father's seven (7) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Kagulu Tebukywereke. He established his capital at Kibibi. He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.

Married life He is reported to have married five (5) wives:

Nabiddo, daughter of Luba, of the Nyonyi clan Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan Nakabugo, daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan Namatovu, daughter of Kajubi, of the Nsenene clan Naabakyaala Nantume Nanzigu, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan

Issue

He is recorded to have fathered at least nine children:

Prince (Omulangira) Madangu, whose mother was Nakabugo Princess (Omumbejja) Mpalikitenda, whose mother was Nabiddo Prince (Omulangira) Maganda, whose mother was Nakabugo Prince (Omulangira) Ggobango, whose mother was Nakabugo Prince (Omulangira) Segaamweenge, whose mother was Nakabugo Princess (Omumbejja) Zansanze, whose mother was Nakabugo Princess (Omumbejja) Nabaloga, whose mother was Nakabugo Prince (Omulangira) Ngobe, whose mother was Namatovu Prince (Omulangira) Gomottoka, whose mother was Namatovu - He issued sons 1. Prince (Omulangira) Mpadwa kussambiza 2. Prince (Omulangira) Kolobola 3. Prince (Omulangira) Genza 4. Prince (Omulangira) Kisala Ggolooba 5. Prince (Omulangira) Luwarira 6. Prince (Omulangira) Kimu Other sons were sold into slavery by reigning kings to deter them from claiming the thrown.

The final years Kabaka Kikulwe was murdered by his elder half-brother, Prince Mawanda Sebanakitta, who seized the throne around 1738. Ssekabaka Kikulwe is buried at Kaliiti, Busiro.

Kikulwe of Buganda

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