Kontagora Emirate

The Kontagora Emirate is a traditional state with the capital city of Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria.[1][2]

Kontagora Emirate
Traditional state
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Nickname(s): 
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Kontagora Emirate
Coordinates: 10°24′N 5°28′E
Country Nigeria
StateNiger State
Government
 • TypeEmir
 • Sarkin Sudan (Kontagora)Saidu Namaska

History

Kontagora is made up of territory originally divided between various minor chiefdoms (Aguarra, Dakka-Karri, Kambari, Dukawa, and Ngaski) which were conquered by the Fula people between 1858 and 1864, and turned into the emirate of Kontagora, a dependency of the Sokoto Caliphate.[3][4]

Following a well-armed attack, starting on 31 January 1901, the emirate fell under British rule, becoming a province first in the British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria and then in the British colony of Nigeria, until independence in 1960.[5][6][7]

Kontagora now consists of Kontagora emirates, containing the chiefdom of Wushish, the territories of Sarkin Bauchi, and the chiefdom of Kagara, all administratively grouped into the Mariga, Magama, and Rafi Local Governments.[8]

References
  1. SALAMONE, FRANK A. (1976), "Religious Change in a Northern Nigerian Emirate", The Realm of the Extra-Human, DE GRUYTER MOUTON, doi:10.1515/9783110805840.123, ISBN 978-3-11-080584-0
  2. "Kontagora". doi:10.1163/2405-4453_alao_com_ala_20014_26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Brizvela-Garcia, Esperanza (2005-04-07), "Sokoto Caliphate", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43439, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
  4. Last, Murray. (1977). The Sokoto caliphate. Longman. OCLC 473688413.
  5. Brizvela-Garcia, Esperanza (2005-04-07), "Sokoto Caliphate", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43439, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
  6. Falola, Toyin; Tibenderana, P. K. (1991). "Sokoto Province under British Rule 1903-1939". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 24 (1): 183. doi:10.2307/220113. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 220113.
  7. July, Robert William, author. (1998). A history of the African people. ISBN 0-88133-980-6. OCLC 43811431.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Northern Nigerian Survey. (1966), Kontagora, Northern Nigerian Survey, OCLC 5568935


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