Bida Emirate
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The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida
, Niger State
. The head of the state is the Etsu Nupe, considered the leader of the Nupe people.
and Kaduna
rivers in what is now central Nigeria. Early history is mostly based on verbally-transmitted legends.
King Jibiri, who reigned around 1770, was the first Nupe king to become Muslim. Etsu Ma’azu brought the kingdom to its period of greatest power, dying in 1818. During that period the Fulani were gaining power across Northern Nigeria. After Ma’azu's death and during the subsequent wars of succession the Nupe Kingdom came under the control of the Gwandu Emirate. Masaba, son of the Fulani leader Mallam Dendo and a Nupe mother, gained power in 1841.
Faced with revolt by one of his generals, Masaba allied with the former Etsu Nupe, Usman Zaki, to recover control. Usman Zaki was enthroned as Etsu Nupe at Bida, and after his death around 1859 Masaba again became ruler until 1873. During his second period of rule, Masaba established the Bida Emirate as an important military power, steadily expanding its territory at the expense of its neighbors to the south and east. His successors retained control until 1897, when British Niger Company troops finally took Bida and established a puppet ruler. The Bida emirate became subject first to the British colonial regime, then to the independent state of Nigeria, with its rulers playing an increasingly ceremonial role.
Bida, Nigeria
Bida is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria and a city on the A124 highway which occupies most of the area.The LGA has an area of 51 km² and a population of 188,181 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 912.-The city:...
, Niger State
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
. The head of the state is the Etsu Nupe, considered the leader of the Nupe people.
History
The old Nupe Kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin between the NigerNiger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
and Kaduna
Kaduna River
The Kaduna River is a tributary of the Niger River which flows for 550 kilometres through Nigeria. It got its name from the crocodiles that lived in the river and surrounding area. Kaduna in the native dialect, Hausa, was the word for "crocodiles"....
rivers in what is now central Nigeria. Early history is mostly based on verbally-transmitted legends.
King Jibiri, who reigned around 1770, was the first Nupe king to become Muslim. Etsu Ma’azu brought the kingdom to its period of greatest power, dying in 1818. During that period the Fulani were gaining power across Northern Nigeria. After Ma’azu's death and during the subsequent wars of succession the Nupe Kingdom came under the control of the Gwandu Emirate. Masaba, son of the Fulani leader Mallam Dendo and a Nupe mother, gained power in 1841.
Faced with revolt by one of his generals, Masaba allied with the former Etsu Nupe, Usman Zaki, to recover control. Usman Zaki was enthroned as Etsu Nupe at Bida, and after his death around 1859 Masaba again became ruler until 1873. During his second period of rule, Masaba established the Bida Emirate as an important military power, steadily expanding its territory at the expense of its neighbors to the south and east. His successors retained control until 1897, when British Niger Company troops finally took Bida and established a puppet ruler. The Bida emirate became subject first to the British colonial regime, then to the independent state of Nigeria, with its rulers playing an increasingly ceremonial role.
Rulers
Rulers of the Bida Emirate, who use the title "Etsu Nupe":| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 1859 | Usuman Zaki dan Malam Dendo (b. c.1790 – d. 1859) |
| 1859 | 1873 | Masaba dan Malam Dendo (2nd time) (d. 1873) |
| 1873 | 1884 | Umaru Majigi dan Muhamman Majigi (d. 1884) |
| 1884 | 1895 | Maliki dan Usuman Zaki (d. 1895) |
| 1895 | 1897 | Abu Bakr dan Masaba (1st time) (d. 1919) |
| 1897 | 1899 | Muhammadu dan Umaru Majigi (1st time) ( d. 1916) |
| 1899 | 17 February 1901 | Abu Bakr dan Masaba (2nd time) |
| February 1901 | 26 February 1916 | Muhammadu dan Umaru Majigi (2nd time) |
| 6 March 1916 | 1926 | Bello dan Maliki (d. 1926) |
| 1926 | February 1935 | Malam Sa'idu dan Mamudu (d. 1935) |
| 28 February 1935 | 29 October 1962 | Malam Muhammadu Ndayako dan Muhammadu (b. 1884 – d. 1962) |
| 29 October 1962 | 1969 | Usman Sarki dan Malam Sa'idu (d. 1984) |
| 1969 | 10 January 1975 | Malam Musa Bello |
| January 1975 | 1 September 2003 | Umaru Sanda Ndayako (b. 1937 – d. 2003) |
| 1 September 2003 | Yahaya Abubakar Yahaya Abubakar Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar Kusodu was appointed the 13th Etsu Nupe, or traditional ruler of the Nupe people on 11 September 2003.... (b. 1952) |