How many wives did Kabaka Mutesa have?

How many wives did Kabaka Mutesa have?

Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira is reported to have married 87 wives. He is reported to have fathered 98 children, including: Kabaka Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned from 1884 until 1888 and from 1889 until 1897, whose mother was Naabakyaala Abisaagi Baagal’ayaze.

Who was Kabaka Mutesa 1?

Mutesa I (ca. 1838-1884) was a kabaka, or monarch, of Buganda and one of the outstanding African rulers of the 19th century. Under his dynamic leadership Buganda became one of the most powerful and influential kingdoms of East Africa.

How many children does king of Buganda have?

The Kabaka has five children, who are; Prince Savio Muwenda or Juunju Suuna, princess Joan Nassolo, Princess Victoria Nkinzi, Princess Katrina Sarah Kirabo Ssangalyambogo and Prince Richard Ssemakookiro. 5.

Why was Mutesa exiled?

The Kabaka crisis was a political and constitutional crisis in the Uganda Protectorate between 1953 and 1955 wherein the Kabaka Mutesa II pressed for Bugandan secession from the Uganda Protectorate and was subsequently deposed and exiled by the British governor Andrew Cohen.

Who is the mother of Semakokiro?

His mother was Nanteza, the seventeenth (17th) of his father’s twenty (20) wives. He ascended the throne after the death of his brother, Kabaka Jjunju Sendegeya, whom he defeated and killed in battle; the Battle of Kiwawu, in 1797.

Who is king of Uganda?

Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV
Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda….Rukidi IV of Toro.

Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi
Reign 12 September 1995 – present
Coronation 17 April 2010
Predecessor Olimi III
Born 16 April 1992 Uganda

Who is the mother of Kabaka?

Namasole Irene
Mutesa II of Buganda

Mutesa II
Names Kabaka Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II, KBE
House Abalasangeye dynasty
Father Daudi Cwa II of Buganda
Mother Namasole Irene Drusilla Namaganda

Who is Princess Joan Nassolo?

Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Joan Nassolo is a member of the Buganda Royal Family and is one of Kabaka (King) Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s daughters. A Communications Specialist, she is also the creator and author of the Legend Of Buganda Comic Book Series.

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