Suuna I of Buganda
Introduction '''Suuna I Kisolo''', also spelled as '''Ssuuna I Kisolo''', was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614.He was the 11th Kabaka of Buganda. His reign is remembered as kind and gentle.
Claim to the throne He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda between 1524 and 1554.His mother was Nassuuna, his father's fifth wife. He took the throne after the death of his elder half-brother, Kabaka Jemba, in 1584.He established his capital at Jimbo Hill.
Married life He married two wives:* Nakigo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan* Naluggwa, daughter of Lwoomwa, of the Ndiga clanHe also married two "reserve" wives.
Issue He fathered four sons:* Prince (Omulangira) Sewatti, whose mother was Nakigo* Prince (Omulangira) Gogombe* Prince (Omulangira) Kawaali* Kabaka Kimbugwe Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Naluggwa.
The final years He died in middle-age, at his capital at Jimbo, Busiro in 1614.He was buried in Gombe and his jaw was buried at Jimbo.
See also * Suna II of Buganda* Kabaka of Buganda
Succession table
References
External links * List of the Kings of Buganda