Bida Emirate

Bida Emirate
—  Traditional state  —
Bida Emirate Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°05′N 6°01′E / 9.083°N 6.017°E / 9.083; 6.017Coordinates: 9°05′N 6°01′E / 9.083°N 6.017°E / 9.083; 6.017
Country	Nigeria
State	Niger State

The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the state is the Etsu Nupe, considered the leader of the Nupe people.

History

The old Nupe Kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin between the Niger and Kaduna rivers in what is now central Nigeria. Early history is mostly based on verbally-transmitted legends. King Jibiri, who reigned around 1770, was the first Nupe king to become Muslim. Etsu Ma’azu brought the kingdom to its period of greatest power, dying in 1818. During that period the Fulani were gaining power across Northern Nigeria. After Ma’azu's death and during the subsequent wars of succession the Nupe Kingdom came under the control of the Gwandu Emirate. Masaba, son of the Fulani leader Mallam Dendo and a Nupe mother, gained power in 1841.^[1]

Faced with revolt by one of his generals, Masaba allied with the former Etsu Nupe, Usman Zaki, to recover control. Usman Zaki was enthroned as Etsu Nupe at Bida, and after his death around 1859 Masaba again became ruler until 1873. During his second period of rule, Masaba established the Bida Emirate as an important military power, steadily expanding its territory at the expense of its neighbors to the south and east. His successors retained control until 1897, when British Niger Company troops finally took Bida and established a puppet ruler. The Bida emirate became subject first to the British colonial regime, then to the independent state of Nigeria, with its rulers playing an increasingly ceremonial role.^[2]

Rulers

Rulers of the Bida Emirate, who use the title "Etsu Nupe":^[3]

Start	End	Ruler
1856	1859	Usuman Zaki dan Malam Dendo (b. c.1790 – d. 1859)
1859	1873	Masaba dan Malam Dendo (2nd time) (d. 1873)
1873	1884	Umaru Majigi dan Muhamman Majigi (d. 1884)
1884	1895	Maliki dan Usuman Zaki (d. 1895)
1895	1897	Abu Bakr dan Masaba (1st time) (d. 1919)
1897	1899	Muhammadu dan Umaru Majigi (1st time) ( d. 1916)
1899	17 February 1901	Abu Bakr dan Masaba (2nd time)
February 1901	26 February 1916	Muhammadu dan Umaru Majigi (2nd time)
6 March 1916	1926	Bello dan Maliki (d. 1926)
1926	February 1935	Malam Sa'idu dan Mamudu (d. 1935)
28 February 1935	29 October 1962	Malam Muhammadu Ndayako dan Muhammadu (b. 1884 – d. 1962)
29 October 1962	1969	Usman Sarki dan Malam Sa'idu (d. 1984)
1969	10 January 1975	Malam Musa Bello
January 1975	1 September 2003	Umaru Sanda Ndayako (b. 1937 – d. 2003)
1 September 2003		Yahaya Abubakar (b. 1952)[4]

References

1. ^ "History of Nupe Kingdom (The Fulani Conquest)". National Youth Service Corps. http://www.nyscbida.5u.com/nupe-history.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
2. ^ "Origin of Bida Emirate". National Youth Service Corps. http://www.nyscbida.5u.com/emirate-origin.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
3. ^ "Traditional States of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen.org. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_native.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 
4. ^ Agha Ibiam (4 March 2009). "As New Makaman Nupe Steps in". ThisDay. http://allafrica.com/stories/200903050153.html. Retrieved 2010-09-04.