Kyebambe III of Tooro
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| Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III | |
|---|---|
_(14780393224).jpg) Kasagama, Sultan of Toru, c. 1890 | |
| Omukama of Tooro | |
| Reign | 18 August 1891 – 31 December 1928 |
| Coronation | 16 March 1908, St John's Cathederal, Kabarole |
| Predecessor | Olimi II |
| Successor | Rukidi III |
| Born | 1860 Royal Palace, Kabarole |
| Died | 31 December 1928 (aged 68) Kyangabukama, Mwenge |
| Burial | Karambi royal tombs (Ha'gasani) |
| Consort |
Omugo Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa
(m. 1896) |
| House | Biito-boyo |
| Father | Olimi II |
| Mother | Omugo Vikitoria Kahinju |
| Religion | Anglican |
Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III was Omukama (King) of the Tooro Kingdom (one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of what's today Uganda) from 1891 until 1928. He was the 10th Omukama of Tooro.
Claim to the throne
[edit]He was the eldest surviving son of Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1872 and 1875. His mother was Vikitoria Kahinju. In 1875, following the death of his father, he fled with his mother and two brothers to Ankole. While there, his two elder brothers were murdered on the orders of the Queen Mother of Ankole, one by the name of Kiboga. He then took refuge in Buganda.
He signed a Treaty with the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC), and was proclaimed at Kabarole, by Lord Lugard, August 14, 1891. He was installed as Omukama of Tooro on August 16, 1891, also at Kabarole.
Married life
[edit]Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe IV married several wives according to ancient custom, but repudiated all of them, except his eleventh and favorite wife, whom he remarried according to Anglican rites at, St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on May 4, 1896. Her name was Omugo Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa, the daughter of Nikodemo Kakurora, Chief of Kitagwenda.
Issue
[edit]| Name | Birth | Death | Mother | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III | 6 March 1904 | 21 December 1965 | Damali Tibaitwa | 11th Omukama of Tooro |
| Professor Prince (Omubiito) Akiiki Hosea K. Nyabongo | 1907 | 3 October 1975 | Political activist and author | |
| Prince (Omubiito) Akiiki John B. Rwakatale | ||||
| Prince (Omubiito) Amooti Keith Kagoro (Keesi Bahindi) | Omusuga of Rukidi III | |||
| Prince (Omubiito) Araali Switzer Rwaboni Kaijomurubi[1] | ||||
| Prince (Omubiito) Adyeri Solomon Okwiri | ||||
| Prince (Omubiito) Atwooki Daniel. K. Ogene | Father of Ambassador Anne Katusiime Kageye, Uganda's Consul General in Arusha, Tanzania[2] | |||
| Prince (Omubiito) Kiijanangoma | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Lusi | Damali Tibaitwa | |||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Ruth Komuntale | 1900 | Damali Tibaitwa | Batebe of Rukidi III | |
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Abwooli Agnes Nkwenge Kakoko | Mother of politician and AIDS activist, Victoria Kakoko Sebagereka[3][4] | |||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Ada Nyamutoka | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Kabokya | ||||
| Prince (Omubiito) Adyeri Fredrick Rweru | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Abwooli Jeruline Mpanja | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Akiiki Juliana Komubaizi | ||||
| Prince ( Omubiito) Akiiki Charles Kimome | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Atwooki Evasta Masamba | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Abwooli Victoria Komukyeya | ||||
| Princess (Omubiitokati) Adyeri Beatrice Kabasweka |
His reign
[edit]He converted to Christianity and was received into the Anglican Church.[5] On March 15, 1896, he was baptized by Bishop Tucker, taking the name of Daudi (David). On March 16, 1908, he was crowned by the Reverend G.R. Blackledge at St. John's Cathedral, Kabarole. In 1918 he was made an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire for services in raising and organising native levies and local Defence Corps in the Uganda Protectorate.[6]
The final years
[edit]Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe III died at Kyangabukama, Mwenge on December 31, 1928.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Prince Kaijamurubi; King Oyo's grandfather". Sunday Monitor. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ↑ Asiimwe, George (2025-10-11). "PHOTOS: Amb. Katusiime Calls for Joint Uganda–Tanzania Tourism Promotion". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ "Victoria Sebagereka, The Voice of "Uganda Has AIDS" Goes Silent - SoftPower News". 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Toro Princess Bagaya Kakoko to be buried Friday". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ Pirouet, Louise (1969). "Kasagama, Daudi Kyebambe". A Dictionary of Christianity in Uganda. Department of Religious Studies, Makerere University. p. 36. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1918. p. 3289.