Ssekabaka Kayima Sendikaddiwa
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1494–1524
PredecessorKiggala of Buganda
SuccessorNakibinge of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1524
Sunga
Burial
Nabulagala, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nababinge
2. Lady Naddogo
FatherPrince Wampamba
MotherNamasole Nakayima

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.[citation needed]

Marital life

He had two wives:[1]

Issue

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He fathered two sons:

The final years

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

Succession table

Preceded byKiggala Mukaabya King of Buganda c.1494–c.1524 Succeeded byNakibinge Kagali

See also

References

  1. ^ Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Ssekabaka Kayima Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.