Kayima of Buganda explained

Ssekabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign:	1494–1524
Predecessor:	Kiggala of Buganda
Successor:	Nakibinge of Buganda
Spouse:	1. Lady Nababinge 2. Lady Naddogo
Father:	Prince Wampamba
Mother:	Namasole Nakayima
Birth Place:	Uganda
Death Date:	1524
Death Place:	Sunga
Place Of Burial:	Nabulagala, Busiro

Kayima Sendikaddiwa was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, between 1494 and 1524. He was the 7th Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Prince (Omulangira) Wampamba, by his first wife, Lady Nakayima. He ascended the throne upon the death of his grandfather, Kiggala Mukaabya in 1494. He established his capital at Nazigo Hill.

Marital life

He had two wives:^[1]

• Nababinge, daughter of Wampona, of the Mamba clan
• Naddogo, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan

Issue

He fathered two sons:

• Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, whose mother was Nababinge
• Prince (Omulangira) Kabasanda, whose mother was Naddogo

The final years

He was killed in battle against Chief Bwakamba of Nyendo, at Sunga, in 1524. He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.^[2]

See also

• Kabaka of Buganda

External links

• List of the Kings of Buganda

Notes and References

1. Book: Kaggwa . Apollo . Kalibala . Ernest B. . The Customs of the Baganda . 1934 . 22.
2. Web site: Ssekabaka Kayima Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro. 4 October 2014. Buganda.com. 15 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070042/http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm. dead.