Kato Kintu

Not to be confused with Kintu, the first person on earth according to Buganda legend.
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 Unknown
Mother Unknown

Kato Kintu Kakulukuku (fl. early 14th Century) was the first Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda. Kato Kintu is not to be confused with Kintu, the first person on the earth according to Buganda legend. Kato Kintu gave himself the name Kintu, a name that he knew the Baganda associated with the father of all people.[1]

Claim to the throne

Kintu created the kingdom of Buganda by forcefully taking over the five clans that lived in the region. To signify his victory over a clan, he would sleep in the conquered leader's home; tradition says that Buganda was the name of the first house that he slept in after his victory over Bbemba and his tribe. Buganda was later used to refer to the entire area he subdued.

Marital life

Kabaka Kintu was married to Nambi Nantuttululu, his chief wife, daughter of Bakazirwendo, of the Ngeye clan.

Issue

He is reported to have fathered the following children:

Sibling

The final days

Kabaka Kato Kintu died at the age of thirty years. He was buried at Nnono, Busujju County.[2]

Succession table

Preceded by
None
King of Buganda
early fourteenth century
Succeeded by
Chwa I

See also

References

  1. "The Founding of Buganda". Buganda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "The Abalasangeye Dynasty: Kabaka Kato Kintu". Royalark.Net. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

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