List of rulers of Kano

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. The early rulers are known almost exclusively from a single source, the Kano Chronicle, which was composed in the late 19th century, ending with the reign of emir Muhammadu Bello dan Dabo, but is thought to have been based on historical documents since lost and is notable for its detail and lack of bias in referring to the deposed original dynasties.[1]

Hausa Rulers

Kings of the Kingdom of Kano

• Bagauda (ruled 999-1063)
• Warisi dan Bagauda (ruled 1063-1095)
• Gijimasu dan Warisi (ruled 1095-1134)
• Nawata & Gawata (ruled 1134-1136)
• Yusa (ruled 1136-1194)
• Naguji (ruled 1194-1247)
• Guguwa (ruled 1247-1290)
• Shekarau (ruled 1290-1307)
• Tsamiya (ruled 1307-1343)
• Usman Zamnagawa (ruled 1343-1349)
• Yaji I dan Tsamiya (ruled 1349-1385)

Sultans of Kano

• Yaji I (ruled 1349-1385)
• Bugaya (ruled 1385-1390)
• Kanajeji (ruled 1390-1410)
• Umaru (ruled 1410-1421)
• Daud (ruled 1421-1438)
• Abdullahi Burja (ruled 1438-1452)
• Dakauta (ruled 1452)
• Atuma (ruled 1452)
• Yaquled (1452-1463)
• Muhammadu Rumfa (ruled 1463-1499)
• Abdullahi dan Rumfa (ruled 1499-1509)

Kanoan Empire

• Muhammad Kisoki (ruled 1509-1565)
• Yakubu (ruled 1565)
• Abu-Bakr Kado (ruled 1565-1573)
• Muhammad Shashere (ruled 1573-1582)
• Muhammad Zaki (ruled 1582-1618)
• Muhammad Nazaki (ruled 1618-1623)

House of Kutumbi

• El Kutumbi (ruled 1623-1648)
• al-Hajj (ruled 1648-1649)
• Shekarau (emir) (ruled 1649-1651)
• Muhammad Kukuna (ruled 1651-1652)
• Soyaki (ruled 1652 he ruled Kano in those days)
• Muhammad Kukuna (restored) (ruled 1652-1660)
• Bawa (ruled 1660-1670)
• Dadi (ruled 1670-1703)
• Muhammad Sharefa (ruled 1703-1731)
• Kumbari (ruled 1731-1743)
• Alhaji Kabe (ruled 1743-1753)
• Yaji II (ruled 1753-1768)
• Baba Zaki (ruled 1768-1776)
• Daud Abasama II (ruled 1776-1781)
• Muhammad Alwali II (ruled 1781-1805)

Tree of the Hausa Rulers of Kano

Tree of Rulers of Kano

Kings of Kano Bauwo Kaunasu 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 Saju 2 Warisi 1063-1095 Yānas Munsada 3 Gijimasu 1095-1134 Yankuma or Yankuna 4 Nawata 1134-1136 (co-ruler 1134) 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136-1194 Muntáras or Yankuma Gijimasu Munsada 6 Naguji 1194-1247 7 Gugua 1247-1290 Tsaraki Auta Salmata 8 Shekkarau 1290–1307 Kumyerku Maganarku 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307-1343 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343-1349 Sultans of Kano 11 Yaji Ali 1349-1385 Aunaka 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349-1385 Yatara 13 Kanajeji 1347-1390 Tekidda Auta 14 Umaru 1410-1421 15 Dauda 1421-1438 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438-1452 Tasafi 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) 19 Yakubu 1452-1463 Fasima Berana 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463-1499 Auwa 21 Abdulahi 1499-1509 Lamis 25 Abubakr Kado 1565-1573 (deposed) Tunus 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509-1565 Hausatu Zuhara 23 Yakufu 1565 Fasuma 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582-1618 Kursu 24 Dauda Abasama 1565 (exiled) 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573-1582 (deposed) Dada 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618-1623 Fudima 29 Kutumbi 1623-1648 Fari 30 Al Haji 1648-1649 (deposed) Goro 31 Shekkarau 1649-1651 Fasuma 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651-1652 1652-1660 (deposed twice) Lamis 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) Ka Iya Gari 35 Bawa 1660-1670 Mariamma 36 Dadi 1670-1703 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703-1731 Duki Yerduna 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753-1768 Baiwa Zama Zenabu 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731-1743 41 Babba Zaki 1768-1776 42 Dauda Abasama 1776-1781 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781-1807 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743-1753

Fulani Rulers

Clan of Mundubawa

• Suleimanu dan AbaHama(emir) (ruled 1805-1819)

Clan of Sullubawa

• Ibrahim Dabo dan Mahmudu (ruled 1819-1846)
• Usman I Maje Ringim dan Dabo (ruled 1846-1855)
• Abdullahi Maje Karofi dan Dabo (ruled 1855-1883)
• Muhammadu Bello dan Dabo (ruled 1883-1893)
• Muhammadu Tukur dan Bello (ruled 1893-1894)
• Aliyu Babba dan Maje Karofi (ruled 1894-1903)

Emirs of Kano, Kano Province- Protectorate of Northern Nigeria

• Muhammad Abbass Dan Maje Karofi (ruled 1903-1919)

Emirs of Kano, Protectorate of Nigeria

• Usman II dan Maje Karofi (ruled 1919-1926)
• Abdullahi Bayero (ruled 1926-1953)

Emirs of Kano, Kano Province- Government of Northern Nigeria

• Abdullahi Bayero Dan Abbas (ruled 1926-1953)
• Muhammadu Sanusi I Dan Bayero (ruled 1954-1963)
• Muhammad Inuwa Dan Abbas (ruled 1963 - he served for 3 months only)
• Ado Bayero Dan Abdu Bayero (ruled 1963-2014)
• Muhammadu Sanusi II (2014-2020)
• Ado Bayero II (2020-present)

Tree of Emirs of Kano

Tree of Emirs of Kano

Clan of Dambazau Clan of Sullubawa Aba Hama Mahmudu 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 9 Muhammadu Usman II 1919–1926 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 13 Ado Bayero I 1963–2014 Aminu Sanusi 15 Aminu Ado Bayero II 2020-present 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II 2014–2020 (deposed)

See also

• Hausa Kingdoms
• History of Nigeria

References

1. H. R. Palmer (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 38, pp. 58-98