List of rulers of Kano
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The following is a list of rulers of Kano
, a city and emirate in northern Nigeria
. Once the Hausa
Kingdom of Kano
, it was conquered by Fulani
Usman dan Fodio
in 1805, who installed a Fulani Emir of Kano
in place of the old kings.
Hausa rulers of Kano under Bornu
Has Kano been under Borno Vassalage? Ask Dr Bala Usman.
Fulani emirs of Kano under Sokoto
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...
, a city and emirate in northern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Once the Hausa
Hausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
Kingdom of Kano
Kingdom of Kano
The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that dates back before 1000 AD, and lasted until the Fulani jihad in 1805. The kingdom was then replaced by the Kano Emirate, subject to the Sokoto Caliphate...
, it was conquered by Fulani
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
Usman dan Fodio
Usman dan Fodio
Shaihu Usman dan Fodio , born Usuman ɓii Foduye, was the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1809, a religious teacher, writer and Islamic promoter. Dan Fodio was one of a class of urbanized ethnic Fulani living in the Hausa States in what is today northern Nigeria...
in 1805, who installed a Fulani Emir of Kano
Kano Emirate
The Kano Emirate is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State.The Emirate was formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad, when the old Hausa Kingdom of Kano became subject to the Sokoto Caliphate.During and after the colonial period...
in place of the old kings.
Hausa rulers of Kano under independent Habe Dynasty
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(ruled 999-1063) - Warisi (ruled 1063-1095)
- Gajemasu (ruled 1095-1134)
- Nawata (ruled 1134-1136)
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(ruled 1136-1194) - Naguji (ruled 1194-1247)
- Gugwa (ruled 1247-1290)
- Shekarau (ruled 1290-1307)
- Tsamiya (ruled 1307-1343)
- Usman Zamnagawa (ruled 1343-1349)
- Yaji IYaji IYaji I was an emir of Kano, a city in what is now Nigeria. Yaji I ruled from 1359-1385 CE.-External links:*...
(ruled 1349-1385) - Bugaya (ruled 1385-1390)
- Kanajeji (ruled 1390-1410)
Hausa rulers of Kano under BornuBornu EmpireThe Bornu Empire was an African state of Nigeria from 1396 to 1893. It was a continuation of the great Kanem Empire founded centuries earlier by the Sayfawa Dynasty...
vassalage
- Umaru (ruled 1410-1421)
- Daud (ruled 1421-1438)
- Abdullah Burja (ruled 1438-1452)
- Dakauta (ruled 1452)
- Atuma (ruled 1452)
- Yaqub (ruled 1452-1463)
- Muhammad RumfaMuhammad RumfaMuhammad Rumfa was Emir of the Hausa city-state Kano, located in modern-day Kano State, northern Nigeria. He reigned from 1463 until 1499. Among Rumfa's accomplishments were extending the city walls, building a large palace, the Gidan Rumfa, promoting slaves to governmental positions and...
(ruled 1463-1499) - Abdullah (ruled 1499-1509)
Has Kano been under Borno Vassalage? Ask Dr Bala Usman.
Hausa rulers of Kano under Habe Dynasty after independence from Bornu
- Muhammad Kisoki (ruled 1509-1565)
- Yakufu (ruled 1565)
- Daud Abasama I (ruled 1565)
- Abu-Bakr Kado (ruled 1565-1573)
- Muhammad Shashere (ruled 1573-1582)
- Muhammad Zaki (ruled 1582-1618)
- Muhammad Nazaki (ruled 1618-1623)
- Kutumbi (ruled 1623-1648)
- al-Hajj (ruled 1648-1649)
- Shekarau (emir) (ruled 1649-1651)
- Muhammad Kukuna (ruled 1651-1652)
- Soyaki (ruled 1652)
- Muhammad Kukuna (restored) (ruled 1652-1660)
- Bawa (ruled 1660-1670)
- Dadi (ruled 1670-1703)
- Muhammad Sharif (ruled 1703-1731)
- Kumbari (ruled 1731-1743)
- al-Hajj Kabe (ruled 1743-1753)
- Yaji II (ruled 1753-1768)
- Baba Zaki (ruled 1768-1776)
- Daud Abasama II (ruled 1776-1781)
- Muhammad al-Walid (ruled 1781-1805)
Fulani emirs of Kano under SokotoFulani EmpireThe Sokoto Caliphate is an Islamic spiritual community in Nigeria, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar. Founded during the Fulani Jihad in 1809 by Usuman dan Fodio, it was one of the most powerful empires in sub-Saharan Africa prior to European conquest and colonization...
vassalage
- Suleiman (emir) (ruled 1805-1819)
- Ibrahim (ruled 1819-1846)
- Usman I (ruled 1846-1855)
- Abdullah (ruled 1855-1883)
- Mohammed BelloMohammed BelloMohammed Bello may refer to:*Haliru Mohammed Bello, former Nigerian Minister of Communications*Muhammed Bello, Sultan of the Fulani Empire, 1814–1836*Mohammed Bello , former judge of the Nigerian supreme court...
(ruled 1883-1893) - Mohammed Tukur (ruled 1893-1894)
- Aliyu (ruled 1894-1903)
Fulani Emirs of Kano under British rule
- Muhammad Abbas (ruled 1903-1919)
- Usman II (ruled 1919-1926)
- Abdullahi Bayero (ruled 1926-1953)
- Muhammad Sanusi (ruled 1954-1963)
Fulani Emirs of Kano as part of independent Nigeria
- Muhammad Inuwa (ruled 1963)
- Ado Bayero (ruled 1963-current)