Suuna I of Buganda


Suuna I Kisolo, also spelt as Ssuuna I Kisolo, was the 11th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, reigning from about 1584 until his death around 1614. His reign is remembered as kind and gentle.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali,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:
He also married two "reserve" wives.

Issue

He had four sons:

The final years

He died in his mid-age, at his capital at Jimbo, Busiro in 1614. He was buried in Gombe and his jaw was buried at Jimbo.