Rulers of the Bamum
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List of the rulers of the Bamum people
, an ethnic group located in Cameroon
. Their capital Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
Mfon = Ruler
Bamum people
The Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are an ethnic group of Cameroon with around 215,000 members.-Religion:...
, an ethnic group located in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
. Their capital Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
Mfon = Ruler
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1394 | Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum) | |
| Mfon (Sultan Sultan Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who... s) |
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| 1394 to 1418 | Nchare Yen, Mfon | |
| 1418 to 1461 | Ngoupou, Mfon | |
| 1461 to 1498 | Monjou, Mfon | |
| 1498 to 1519 | Mengap, Mfon | |
| 1519 to 1544 | Ngouh I, Mfon | |
| 1544 to 1568 | Fifen, Mfon | |
| 1568 to 1590 | Ngouh II, Mfon | |
| 1590 to 1629 | Ngapna, Mfon | |
| 1629 to 1672 | Ngouloure, Mfon | |
| 1672 to 1757 | Koutou Koutou Koutou is a township-level division of Xingtang County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.... , Mfon |
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| 1757 to 1814 | Mbouombouo, Mfon | |
| 1814 to 1817 | Ngbetnkom, Mfon | |
| 1817 to 1818 | Mbeikuo, Mfon | |
| 1818 to 1865 | Ngouhouo, Mfon | |
| 1865 to 1865 | Ngoungoure, Mfon | Only woman to rule. Her rule lasted 30 minutes. |
| 1865 to 14 July 1884 | Nsangou, Mfon | |
| 14 July 1884 | Incorporated into German Kamerun Kamerun German Cameroon was a West African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon.-History:-1800s:... |
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| 14 July 1884 to 1889 | Nsangou, Mfon | (contd.) |
| 1889 to 1914 | Ibrahim Njoya Ibrahim Njoya King Ibrahim Njoya , distinguished ruler, intellectual, and inventor, was 17th in a long dynasty of kings that ruled over Bamum and its people in western Cameroon dating back to the 14th century. He succeeded his father Nsangu and ruled from 1886/7 until his death in 1933... , Mfon |
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| 1914 to 1960 | Incorporated into French Cameroun Cameroun Cameroun was a French and British mandate territory in central Africa, now constituting the majority of the territory of the Republic of Cameroon.... |
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| 1914 to 1931 | Ibrahim Njoya Ibrahim Njoya King Ibrahim Njoya , distinguished ruler, intellectual, and inventor, was 17th in a long dynasty of kings that ruled over Bamum and its people in western Cameroon dating back to the 14th century. He succeeded his father Nsangu and ruled from 1886/7 until his death in 1933... , Mfon |
(contd.) |
| 1931 to 1933 | Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... |
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| 1933 to 1960 | al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon | |
| 1960 to current | Incorporated into Independent Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
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| 1960 to 1992 | al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya,Mfon | (contd.) |
| 1992 to present | al-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Mfon | http://www.royaumebamoun.com/fr/portraits.php?pid=1 |
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