Kato Kintu
| Ssekabaka Kato Kintu | |
|---|---|
| Kabaka of Buganda | |
| Reign | Early 14th century |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Chwa I of Buganda |
| Born | Uganda |
| Died | Mid-14th century Nnono, Busujju |
| Burial | Nnono, Busujju |
| Spouse | Nambi Nantuttululu |
| Father | Kagona |
| Mother | Namukana |
Kato Kintu Kakulukuku[1](fl. early 14th century)[2]was the first kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda. "Kintu" is an adopted by-name, chosen for Kintu, the name of the first person on earth in Buganda mythology. Kato Kintu gave himself the name "Kintu" to associate himself with the "father of all people".[3] [4][5][6][7][8][9]
Background and reign
Kintu was born at Bukasa Village, in the Ssese Islands, on Lake Nalubaale. He established his capital at Nnono, Busujju County. He fathered five children, one daughter and four sons.[10]
- Prince (Omulangira) Lukedi
- Prince (Omulangira) Winyi
- Prince (Omulangira) Mulanga Kimera
- Prince (Omulangira) Chwa I Nabakka
- Princess (Omumbejja) Nang'oma
The final days
Kabaka Kato Kintu[11] died at age thirty. He was buried at Nnono, Busujju County.[10]
Succession table
See also
References
- ^ History of Buganda: From the Foundation of the Kingdom To 1900. CRC Press. 1972. pp. 35, 94, 95.
- ^ Shaping the Society Christianity and Culiture: Special Reference to the African Culture of Buganda. Author House. 2012. p. 94.
- ^ "The Founding of Buganda". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ The Kings of Buganda. East African Publishing House. 1971. p. 42.
- ^ The historical tradition of Busoga, Mukama and Kintu. Clarendon Press. 1972. pp. 86, 87, 88.
- ^ Chronology, Migration, and Drought in Interlacustrine Africa. Africana Pub. Co. 1978. p. 150.
- ^ Afrique des Grands lacs. Zone Books. 2003. p. 113.
- ^ Myth, Ritual, and Kingship in Buganda. Oxford University Press. 1991. p. 95.
- ^ The Bitter Bread of Exile: The Financial Problems of Sir Edward ... Progressive Publishing. 2013. p. 6.
- ^ a b Buyers, Christopher (April 2012). "The Abalasangeye Dynasty: Kabaka Kato Kintu". Royalark.Net. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Dictionary of African Historical Biography, University of California Press, 1989, pp. 72, 109
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