Ssekabaka Ttembo | |
Kabaka of Buganda | |
Reign: | 1404 - 1434 |
Predecessor: | Kimera of Buganda |
Successor: | Kiggala of Buganda |
Spouse: | Lady Najjemba |
Father: | Prince Lumansi of Buganda |
Mother: | Namasole Nattembo |
Birth Place: | Uganda |
Death Date: | 1434 |
Death Place: | Busiro County |
Place Of Burial: | Bujuuko, Busiro |
Ttembo was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the 4th Kabaka of Buganda.
He was the only surviving son of Prince Lumansi, son of Kabaka Kimera. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident, while others say it was a deliberate act. Ttembo established his capital at Ntinda Hill.
He married Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.[1]
He fathered three children, two sons and one daughter:
Kabaka Ttembo became insane during the latter years of his reign. He died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, Busiro.[2]