Kimera of Buganda
| Ssekabaka Kimera Walusimbi | |
|---|---|
| Kabaka of Buganda | |
| Reign | 1374 - 1404 |
| Predecessor | Chwa I of Buganda |
| Successor | Ttembo of Buganda |
| Born |
circa 1360 Kibulala, Ssingo, Uganda |
| Died | 1404 |
| Burial | Bumera, Busiro |
| Spouse |
1. Lady Nabukalu 2. Lady Nakku 3. Lady Namagembe |
| Father | Prince Kalemera of Buganda |
| Mother | Namasole Wannyana |
Kimera Walusimbi was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1374 and 1404. He was the third king of Buganda.[1]
Claim to the throne
Kimera was the only son of Prince Kalemeera, the son of Kabaka Chwa I Nabakka. His mother was Lady Wannyana, the supposed chief wife of King Winyi I of Bunyoro.[2]
The final years
Kabaka Kimera was killed in a hunting accident around 1404. He was clubbed on the head by his grandson Kabaka Ttembo Kiridde, who succeeded him. Some accounts narrate the event as a deliberate act, but the most convincing accounts say it was an accident. He was initially buried at the site of his death. In 1869, his remains were exhumed and re-buried at Lunnyo, near the city of Entebbe, close to where the present Uganda State House is located.[1] Other credible accounts give his burial place as Bumera Busiro.[3]
Succession table
| Preceded by Chwa I |
King of Buganda c.1374-c.1404 |
Succeeded by Ttembo |
See also
References
- 1 2 Buyers, Christopher (April 2012). "The Abalasangeye Dynasty: Kabaka Kimera". Royalark.net. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ "The Early History of Kabaka Kimera". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ssekabaka Kimera Is Buried At Bumera, Busiro". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.