Winyi of Kibulala explained

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi
Omukama of Bunyoro
Reign:Early 14th century
Predecessor:Unknown
Successor:Unknown
Spouse:Lady Wannyana
Father:Kintu of Buganda
Mother:Unknown
Birth Place:Kibulala, Ssingo, Uganda
Death Date:Mid 14th century
Death Place:Kibulala, Ssingo
Place Of Burial:Kibulala, Ssingo

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi (fl. early 14th century) was a reigning monarch of Bunyoro-Kitara during the period circa 1300 AD. His chief palace was located at Kibulala, Ssingo, where his remains are buried today. When Prince Kalemeera of Buganda, the only son of Ssekabaka Chwa Nabakka, was exiled to Bunyoro, he took refuge at the palace of his paternal uncle, Winyi I at his palace in Kibulala. There he committed more transgressions, fathering Prince Kimera Walusimbi with Lady Wannyana, his uncle's chief wife. Prince Kimera later became the third Kabaka of Buganda.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Lineage

He was the second-born of Ssekabaka Kato Kintu's five children. He was born at Kibulala.[5]

Marital life and children

Prince (Omulangira) Winyi, Chief of Kibulala (allegedly Winyi I, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara) married Lady Wannyana, his chief wife, sister of Balitema Kajubi, Chief of Busujju, a Muhima. Together they had two children: (a) Princess (Omumbejja) Musenyu, Chiefess of Kyeeya; the eldest child and (b) Prince (Omulangira) Ntembe, Chief of Busoga.

Ababiito of Kibulala

The descendants of Winyi of Kibulala, constitute the Buganda Clan known as Ababiito b'eKibulala (the Babiito of Kibulala), one of the 54 recognized clans of the estimated 9 million Baganda.[6]

The final days

Wasswa Chwamale Mwanga Winyi died sometime in the middle of the 14th Century. He is buried at Kibulala, Ssingo, in modern-day Kiboga District. His burial site is recognized by the Buganda Royal Family as a Buganda Cultural Site. Naalinnya Dina Kigga Mukarukidi, the sister of the reigning Buganda Monarch, Muwenda Mutebi II, is assigned to the site, as cultural supervisor.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ba Kabaka ba Buganda . 2023-01-26 . www.buganda.com.
  2. Web site: Buganda Kingdom:: . 2023-01-26 . www.buganda.or.ug.
  3. Web site: List of Buganda Kings . 2023-01-26 . Buganda History & Culture.
  4. Wrigley . C. C. . 1974 . The Kinglists of Buganda* . History in Africa . en . Cambridge University Press . 1 . 129–139 . 10.2307/3171765 . 3171765 . 153810771 . 0361-5413.
  5. Web site: Ssekabaka Chwa Male Winyi – Luganda – Abalangira Ababiito ab'eKibulala . 2024-06-06 . en-US.
  6. Web site: List of The Clans of Buganda. 31 August 2014. Mukasa . Ssemakula . Buganda.com.
  7. Web site: Titus . Traditional And Modern: Meet The Kabaka's Sisters . 27 April 2006 . Serunjogi . Kampala . 31 August 2014 . New Vision.