Daura Emirate

Daura Emirate
—  Traditional state  —
Daura Emirate Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 13°2′11″N 8°19′4″E / 13.03639°N 8.31778°E / 13.03639; 8.31778Coordinates: 13°2′11″N 8°19′4″E / 13.03639°N 8.31778°E / 13.03639; 8.31778
Country	Nigeria
State	Katsina State
Government
– Emir	Faruk Umar Faruk
Elevation	474 m (1,558 ft)

The Daura Emirate is a traditional state in Katsina State, Nigeria based on the town of Daura. Daura's traditional ruler, the Emir of Daura still rules as a ceremonial hereditary monarch, and maintains a palace.^[1] Umar Farouk dan Umar became Emir on 28 Feb 2007.^[2]

Origins

Daura is the city that Bayajidda, a figure from Hausa mythology, arrived at after his trek across the Sahara.^[3] Once there, he killed a snake (named Sarki) who prevented the people from drawing water from the well, and the local queen, Magajiya Daurama, married him out of gratitude; one of their seven children was named Daura.^[3] The well in Daura where Bayajidda is said to have slain Sarki is protected by a wooden shelter^[4] and has become a tourist attraction.^[5]

The emirate is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" (Hausa Bakwai)^[6] because it was, (along with Biram, Kano, Katsina, Zazzau, Gobir, and Rano), ruled by the descendants of Bayajidda's sons with Daurama and Magira (his first wife).^[3] The University of California's African American Studies Department refers to Daura, as well as Katsina, as having been "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning."^[7]

History

In 1805, during the Fulani War, Daura was taken over by Fulani warrior Malam Ishaku, who set up an emirate. The Hausa set up rival states nearby, and the ruler of one, Malam Musa, was made the new emir of Daura by the British in 1904.^[6] Once part of Kaduna State,^[6] Daura became part of the new Katsina State in 1987.^[8] Faruk Umar Faruk became the 60th Emir of Daura on 28 Feb 2007 following the death of Sarkin Muhammadu Bashar dan Umaru.^[9]

Rulers

During the Fulani jihad, the emirate was divided with three separate lineages at different locations, eventually reunited in 1906. Important Emirs of the Daura Emirate:^[2][10]

Start	End	Ruler
1778	1825	Sarkin Gwari Abdu
1825	1855	Lukudi, brother of Sarkin Gwari Abdu
1855	1861	Nuhu dan Sarkin Gwari Abdu
1877	1904	Tafida dan Nuhu
1906	1911	Musa dan Nuhu
1911	1966	Abd ar-Rahman dan Musa (b. 1881 - d. 1966)
1966	26 Feb 2007	Muhammadu Bashar dan Umaru (d. 2007)
28 Feb 2007		Umar Farouk dan Umar (b. 1931)

Bibliography

• S. J. Hogben und Anthony Kirk-Greene: The Emirates of Northern Nigeria, London 1966 ("Daura", p. 145-155).
• Dierk Lange: Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa, Dettelbach 2004 ("Daura", p. 219-233).
• Michael Smith: The Affairs of Daura: History and Change in a Hausa State - 1800-1958, Berkeley 1978.

References

1. ^ "INEC registers 1.8m voters in Katsina". The Tide Online (Rivers State Newspaper Corporation). 2007-01-09. http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=01/09/2007&qrTitle=INEC%20registers%201.8m%20voters%20in%20Katsina&qrColumn=NEWS. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Traditional States of Nigeria". World Statesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_native.html. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Dierk Lange. "Oral version of the Bayajidda legend". Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa. http://dierklange.com/pdf/fulltexts/hausa/08_Sources-Bayajidda-legend.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-21. 
4. ^ Bature, Abdullahi; Russel G. Schuh. "Gani Ya Kori Ji". Hausar Baka. World of Languages. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/aflang/hausarbaka/Video_Files/00_Video_list.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-20. 
5. ^ "Katsina State". NGEX, LLC. http://www.ngex.com/nigeria/places/states/katsina.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-20. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Daura". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9029455/Daura. Retrieved 2006-12-21. 
7. ^ "African Films and Documentaries: Daura and Katsina, Nigeria. The Hausa Woman". University of California's African American Studies Department. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/africafilm.html. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
8. ^ "Katsina State". Nigeria Direct. Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20061213040058/http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/govt_state_katsina.aspx. Retrieved 2007-01-20. 
9. ^ "Traditional States of Nigeria". World Statesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_native.html. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
10. ^ Smith, Daura, 143-236.