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Sekamaanya of Buganda

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Ssekabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1614–1634
PredecessorSuuna I of Buganda
SuccessorKimbugwe of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1634
Kongojje, Busiro
Burial
Kongojje, Busiro
SpouseNabakyaala Nabuuso
FatherMulondo of Buganda
MotherNamasole Nakku

Sekamaanya Kisolo, also spelled as Ssekamaanya Kisolo, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1614 and 1634. He was the twelfth Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as being cruel.[1]

Claim to the throne

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He was the youngest son of Kabaka Mulondo Sekajja, Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakku of the Ffumbe clan, the only wife his father married. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his uncle, Suuna I, in 1614. He established his capital at Kongojje Hill.[1]

Married life

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He married one wife, one Nabakyaala Nabuuso, daughter of Gunju of the Butiko clan.

Issue

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Kabaka Sekamaanya was the father of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, the fourteenth Kabaka of Buganda, who was his only son.

Final years

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He is buried at Kongojje, Busiro.[2]

Succession table

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Preceded by King of Buganda
c. 1614 – c. 1634
Succeeded by

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 26.
  2. ^ "Kabaka Sekamaanya Is Buried At Kongojje, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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