Jemba of Buganda
{{Infobox royalty
| image =
| name = Ssekabaka Jemba Busungwe
| succession =Kabaka of Buganda
| reign =1564 – 1584
| coronation =
| predecessor =Mulondo of Buganda
| successor =Suuna I of Buganda
| spouse =1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakkazi
3. Lady Nanfuka
| royal house =
| father =Nakibinge of Buganda
| mother =Namasole Najjemba
| birth_date =
| birth_place =Buganda
| death_date =1584
| death_place =Bubango, Busiro
| place of burial=Bubango, Busiro
|}}
Jemba Busungwe (died 1584) was the 10th Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. His reign is remembered as being kind and gentle.{{cite book |last1=Kaggwa |first1=Apollo |last2=Kalibala |first2=Ernest B. |title=The Customs of the Baganda |date=1934 |page=25}}
Claim to the throne
He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.
Married life
He had three wives:
- Nabbanja, daughter of Kayiira, of the Mbogo clan
- Nakkazi, daughter of Gabunga, of the Mamba clan
- Nanfuka, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan
Issue
The final years
He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County and his jaw was buried at his capital. Other sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro.{{cite web|url=http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm|title=Ssekabaka Jemba Is Buried at Bubango, Busiro|accessdate=4 October 2014|date=|publisher=Buganda.com|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070042/http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm|url-status=dead}}
See also
Succession table
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References
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External links
- [http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm List of the Kings of Buganda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070042/http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm |date=2013-06-15 }}
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