Tebandeke Mujambula, sometimes spelled as Ttebandeke Mujambula, was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1704 and 1724. He was the 18th Kabaka (king) of Buganda.
| Ssekabaka Tebandeke Mujambula | |
|---|---|
| Kabaka of Buganda | |
| Reign | 1704 - 1724 |
| Predecessor | Kayemba of Buganda |
| Successor | Ndawula of Buganda |
| Born | Uganda |
| Died | 1724 Bundeke, Busiro |
| Burial | Bundeke, Busiro |
| Spouse | 1. Naabakyaala Nakyaazirana 2. Lady Balangazza 2. Lady Nabali 3. Lady Nabaziika 3. Lady Nakawunde |
| Issue | Prince Jjuma Katebe |
| Father | Mutebi I of Buganda |
| Mother | Namasole Nabukalu |
Claim to the throne
editThe turbulence of Tebandeke's reign is attributable to his mental derangement and his violent nature.
-MM Semakula Kiwanuka.[1]
He was the second son of Kabaka Mutebi I, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1674 and 1680. His mother was Nabukalu of the Lugave clan, the second (2nd) of his father's five (5) wives. He ascended to the throne after the death of his uncle, around 1704. He established his capital at Bundeke.
During his reign, Tebandeke's children were faced with a severe illness and he sent for oracles to establish the cause of the malady. The oracles prescribed a ritual, which the Kabaka performed and the children survived. For this, the oracles demanded a high price for their services and shamed Tebandeke with public demands for their payment. The mortified Kabaka had the oracles put to death and their temples burned down. The Kabaka however was driven mad and ran into the forest.[2]
Married life
edit- Naabakyaala Nakyaazirana, Kaddulubaale, daughter of Sensalire, of the Njovu clan
- Balangazza, daughter of Sekayiba, of the Mbogo clan
- Nabali, daughter of Sempala, of the Ffumbe clan
- Nabaziika, sister of Nakuwanda, and daughter of Mugema, of the Nkima clan
- Nakuwande, sister of Nabazika, and daughter of Mugema, of the nkima clan
Issue
editHe is recorded to have fathered only one child:
- Prince (Omulangira) Juma Katebe, whose mother was Nakyaazirana. He was excluded from the succession by Kabaka Ndawula Nsobya.
The final years
editKabaka Tebandeke died at the Kanyakasasa Palace, Bundeke.[citation needed] He was buried at Bundeke.[4]
Succession table
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kiwanuka, MM Semakula, A History of Buganda: From the foundation of the Kingdom to 1900. London: Longman, 1971.
- ^ Sir Apollo Kaggwa, 1901. Ekitabo kya Basekabaka b'e Buganda.
- ^ Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 30.
- ^ "Kabaka Tebandeke Is Buried At Bundeke, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.