Ttembo of Buganda

{{Infobox monarch | image = | name = Ssekabaka Ttembo | succession = Kabaka of Buganda | reign = 1404 – 1434 | coronation = | predecessor = Kimera of Buganda | successor = Kiggala of Buganda | spouse = Lady Najjemba | royal house = | father = Prince Lumansi of Buganda | mother = Namasole Nattembo | birth_date = | birth_place = Uganda | death_date = 1434 | death_place = Busiro County | burial_place = Bujuuko, Busiro }}

'''Ttembo''' was Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda. He ruled between 1404 and 1434. He was the 4th Kabaka of Buganda.

==Claim to the throne== He was the only surviving son of Prince Lumansi, son of Kabaka Kimera. His mother was Nattembo. He killed his grandfather while on a hunting trip by clubbing him on the head. Accounts of the event differ; some say the event was an accident, while others say it was a deliberate act.{{cn|date=August 2020}} Ttembo established his capital at Ntinda Hill.

==Married life== He married Najjemba, daughter of Semwanga, of the Ngonge clan.<ref name="The Customs of the Baganda">{{cite book |last1=Kaggwa |first1=Apollo |last2=Kalibala |first2=Ernest B. |title=The Customs of the Baganda |date=1934 |page=20}}</ref>

==Issue== He fathered three children, two sons and one daughter:<ref name="The Customs of the Baganda" /> *Kabaka Sewannaku Kiggala Mukaabya Kasungubu, the 5th Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1434 and 1464 and between 1484 and 1494. *Prince (Omulangira) Lutimba. He was a full-brother of Kabaka Kiggala. He rebelled against his brother but was defeated by his nephews and fled. He died at Wassozi and was buried at Butugu. *Princess (Omumbejja) Nazibanja. She had several children by her brother Kabaka Kiggala

==The final years== Kabaka Ttembo became insane during the latter years of his reign. He died at Busiro and was buried at Katikamu. Other credible sources give his burial place as Bujuuko, Busiro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm|title=Ssekabaka Ttembo Is Buried At Bujuuko, Busiro|date=|accessdate=4 October 2014 |publisher=Buganda.com}}</ref>

{{s-start}} {{succession box|title=King of Buganda|before=Kimera|after=Kiggala Mukaabya|years=c.1404-c.1434}} {{s-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.buganda.com/kings.htm List of the Kings of Buganda]

Category:Kabakas of Buganda Category:15th-century monarchs in Africa