The Borgu Emirate

Borgu Emirate

The Borgu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the Bussa and Kaiama emirates were merged...

 is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa

New Bussa

New Bussa is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It is the new site of Bussa after the Kainji Lake dam set the previous location underwater. As of 2007 New Bussa had an estimated population of 24,449....

, 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...

, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the Bussa and Kaiama

Kaiama

Kaiama is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama.It has an area of 6,971 km² and a population of 124,164 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 242....

 emirates were merged. These emirates, with Illa, were formerly past of the Borgu

Borgu

Borgu was a 15th-16th century state in West Africa, partitioned between the Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. It lies in what is now Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.People of Borgu were known as Bariba and Borgawa....

 state, which was partitioned between the French colony of Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

and the British protectorate of Nigeria in 1898.

Bussa

A partial list of rulers of Bussa, who took the title Kibe, and later were also styled Sarkin Bussa (Emir of Bussa):

Start	End	Ruler
	1730	Kiseru Brodi
1730	1750	Yerima Bussa dan Kiseru Brodi
1750	1766	Kigera I dan Kiseru Brodi
1766	1791	Jibrim dan Yerima Bussa (d. 1791)
1791	1792	Yerima Ibrahim dan Jibrim
1793	1835	Kitoro Gani Zara dan Jibrim (d. 1835)
1835	1843	Kisaru Kisan Dogo dan Jibrim
1843	1844	Beraki dan Jibrim
1844	1862	Waruko Gajere dan Maikuka (d. 1862)
1862	1895	Kigera II Jibrim Dan Toro dan Kitoro (d. 1895)
1895	November 1903	Wuru Yaro Kisaru Kisan Dogo dan Kitoro (d. 1903)
19 December 1903	April 1915	Kitoro Gani Kilisha Yerima dan Dan Toro (1st time)
April 1915	19 April 1917	(occupied by Yawuri)
19 April 1917	Oct/Nov 1924	Jibrim dan Dan Toro
6 November 1924	21 August 1935	Muhammadu Kitoro Gani Kilisha Yerima dan Dan Toro (2nd time)
29 August 1935	1954	Wuru Babaki dan Dan Toro (regent to 17 September 1935) (d. 1968)
25 January 1937	1954	Muhammadu Sani (then ruler of Borgu)

Kaiama

A partial list of rulers of Kaiama, who were styled Sarkin Kaiama (Emir of Kaiama):

Start	End	Ruler
	7 Oct 1912	Mora Tsaude
1912	Apr 1915	Jimi
1915	13 Feb 1917	Mashi
Apr 1917	1921	Yerima Kura
1921	1954	Khaliru Kiyaru

Borgu

Emirs of Borgu since 1954, styled Sarkin Borgu:

Start	End	Ruler
1954	1968	Muhammadu Sani dan Dan Toro
1968	3 Feb 2000	Musa Muhammadu Kigera III dan Muhammadu Sani (d. 2000)
12 Feb 2000	26 Feb 2002	Isiaku Musa Jikantoro
26 Feb 2002		Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani (b. 1938)