Namuggala of Buganda
{{Infobox royalty
| image =
| name = Ssekabaka Namuggala
| succession =Kabaka of Buganda
| reign = 1741 – 1750
| coronation =
| predecessor =Mwanga I of Buganda
| successor =Kyabaggu of Buganda
| spouse =1. Nabakyaala Basuuta
2. Lady Najjuka
3. Lady Nakangu
4. Lady Nalubowa
5. Lady Nalunga
6. Lady Nawaguma
| royal house =
| father =Prince Musanje Golooba
| mother =Namasole Nabulya Naluggwa
| birth_date =
| birth_place =Uganda
| death_date =1750
| death_place =Nalubugo Hill
| place of burial=Muyomba, Busiro
|}}
Namuggala was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1741 and 1750. He was the twenty-fourth (24th) Kabaka of Buganda. He is remembered as a lovable and merciful ruler.{{cite book |last1=Kaggwa |first1=Apollo |last2=Kalibala |first2=Ernest B. |title=The Customs of the Baganda |date=1934 |page=35}}
Claim to the throne
He was the second son of Prince Musanje Golooba. His mother was Nabulya Naluggwa of the Ndiga clan, the second of his father's wives. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder brother, Kabaka Mwanga I Sebanakitta, in 1741. He established his capital at Nansana.
Reign
Namugala had a short reign. He was more interested in the pursuit of the pleasures of life than state affairs. His CHief Minister (Katikiro) was Kagali of the Nvuma clan.Kagwa, S. A. (1927). Ekitabo kya ba Ssekabaka be Buganda. Columbia University Press.
Some of the great officers of state during his reign included;Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.
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!width=90|Position !width=90|Translation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kagali | Katikiro | Chief Minister |
| Lubinga | Kasujju | Governor of Busujju |
| Kambugu | Kangaawo | Governor of Bulemezi |
| Mugwanya | Mugema | Governor of Busiro |
| Kabale | Kitunzi | Governor of Gomba |
| Butekkanya | Katambala | Governor of Butambala |
His stubborn refusal to heed his brother Prince Kyabaggu's request to execute Dibbongo ignited a conflict between the two that eventually led to his abdication.Kiwanuka, M. S. (1972). A History of Buganda from the Foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. Holmes & Meier Pub.
Married life
He is recorded to have married six (6) wives:
- Naabakyaala Basuuta, the Kaddulubaale, daughter Masembe, of the Nsenene clan
- Najjuka, daughter of Gunju, of the Butiko clan
- Nakangu, daughter of Kagenda, of the Mamba clan
- Nalubowa, daughter of Seggiriinya, of the Ngo (Leopard) clan.
- Nalunga, daughter of Terwewalwa, of the Nvuma clan.
- Nawaguma, daughter of Kisuule, of the Njovu clan
Issue
He is recorded to have fathered three sons:
- Prince (Omulangira) Kateregga, whose mother was Basuuta
- Prince (Omulangira) Ngabo, whose mother was Najjuka
- Prince (Omulangira) Kiboli, whose mother was Nawaguma
The final years
{{quote box|align=left|width=246px|quote=His genial nature made him a more acceptable candidate to men who still remembered the tyranny of Kagulu’s rule.|source= -MM Semakula Kiwanuka.Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.}}
Kabaka Namuggala abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Kyabaggu Kabinuli, around 1750. He died, following an accidental fall on Nalubugo Hill, after his abdication.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} He was buried at Muyomba, Busiro.{{cite web|
url=http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm|title=Kabaka Namuggala Is Buried At Muyomba, Busiro|publisher=Buganda.com|accessdate=5 October 2014}}
Succession table
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm List of the Kings of Buganda]
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