After Kigeli IV died, his son Rutalindwa was declared king. The new mwami's queen mother, however, was not his biological mother but was another wife of Kigeli IV; Kanjogera of the Bega clan. Rutalindwa's birth mother was from a politically weak clan, the Abakono.
Following Kigeli IV's death, Rutalindwa became king. His queen mother was not his biological mother but another wife of Kigeli IV; Kanjogera from the Bega clan. Rutalindwa's birth mother belonged to a politically weak clan, the Abakono.