Ssekabaka Suuna I Kisolo | |
Kabaka of Buganda | |
Reign: | 1584 - 1614 |
Predecessor: | Jemba of Buganda |
Successor: | Sekamaanya of Buganda |
Spouse: | 1. Lady Nakigo 2. Lady Naluggwa |
Father: | Nakibinge of Buganda |
Mother: | Namasole Nassuuna |
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 Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. He was the 11th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as kind and gentle.[1]
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.
He married two wives:
He also married two "reserve" wives.
He fathered four sons:
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.