Kato Kintu

 ( Kabakas Of Buganda ) 

Kato Kintu Kakulukuku

( fl. Late 13th century), known in Bunyoro as Kato Kimera was the first kabaka (king) of the 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",

(1971). 9780800216337, East African Publishing House. . ISBN 9780800216337

(1978). 9780841903777, Africana Pub. Co.. . ISBN 9780841903777

(2025). 9781890951344, Zone Books. . ISBN 9781890951344

(1991). 9780195064360, Oxford University Press. . ISBN 9780195064360

and he may have renamed his wife, from Nantuttululu to Nambi, because that was Kintu's wife's name.

Immaculate N. Kizza (2025). 9780786456055, McFarland. . ISBN 9780786456055

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Background and reign Kintu was born at Bukasa Village, in the Ssese Islands, on Lake Victoria. He established his capital at Nnono, Busujju County. He fathered three children: Gguluddene, Ccwa (also spelt as Chwa) and Wakayima.

• Prince (Omulangira) Mulanga

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Death Kabaka Kato Kintu died at age thirty. He was buried at Nnono, Busujju County.

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Succession table

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See also

• Kabaka of Buganda
• Winyi of Kibulala

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External links

• List of The Kings of Buganda

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