Suuna I of Buganda

{{Infobox monarch

| image =

| name = Ssekabaka Suuna I Kisolo

| succession =Kabaka of Buganda

| reign =1584 – 1614

| coronation =

| predecessor =Jemba of Buganda

| successor =Sekamaanya of Buganda

| spouse =1. Lady Nakigo
2. Lady Naluggwa

| royal house =

| father =Nakibinge of Buganda

| mother =Namasole Nassuuna

| birth_date =

| birth_place =Buganda

| death_date =1614

| death_place =Jimbo, Busiro

| place of burial=Jimbo, Busiro

|}}

Suuna I Kisolo, also spelled as Ssuuna I Kisolo, was the 11th Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. His reign is remembered as 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 Nassuuna, his father's fifth wife. He took the throne after the death of his elder half-brother, Kabaka Jemba, in 1584. He established his capital at Jimbo Hill.

Married life

He married two wives:

  • Nakigo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  • Naluggwa, daughter of Lwoomwa, of the Ndiga clan

He also married two "reserve" wives.

Issue

He fathered four sons:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Sewatti, whose mother was Nakigo
  • Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kawaali
  • Kabaka Kimbugwe, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Naluggwa.

The final years

He died in middle-age, at his capital at Jimbo, Busiro in 1614. He was buried in Gombe and his jaw was buried at Jimbo.

See also

Succession table

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References

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