This is an article about Mutebi I. Not to be confused with Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II.

Ssekabaka Mutebi I
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1674 - 1680
PredecessorKateregga of Buganda
SuccessorJuuko of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1680
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Burial
Mbalwa, Kira Town
Spouse1.Lady Nabitalo
2. Lady Nabukalu
3. Lady Naluyima
4. Lady Namawuba
5. Lady Nampiima
FatherKateregga of Buganda
MotherNamasole Namutebi

Mutebi I was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680. He was the fifteenth (15th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

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He was the son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, the eighth (8th) wife of his father. He ascended the throne following the death of his father in 1674. He established his capital at Muguluka.[1] He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.[1]

Married Life

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He married five (5) wives:[1]

Issue

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He fathered seven (7) sons:

The final years

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He died at Mbalwa and was buried there.[citation needed] Other credible sources put his burial place at Kongojje, Busiro.[2]

Succession table

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Preceded byKateregga Kamegere King of Buganda c.1674-c.1680 Succeeded byJuuko Mulwaana

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Ssekabaka Mutebi I Is Buried At Kongojje, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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