Agaie

Agaie

Agaie was a 19th century state in present-day Nigeria. It was originally inhabited by Nupe people, but became an emirate and part of the Fulani Empire in 1822, after Fulani mercenaries intervened in the Nupe civil wars. In the early 20th century, the land became a part of the British Empire.

List of rulers

Agaie was ruled by the Emirs of the House of Malam Baba.

*Muhammadu "Mamman Dikko" dan Abdallahi (1857 - 1877)
*Nuhu dan Suleimanu, nephew of Emir Malam Baba (1877 - 1900)
*Abubakar dan Abdallahi, brother of Emir Muhammadu "Mamman Dikko" (1900 - 1919)
*Abubakar dan Nuhu, son of Emir Nuhu (1919 - 1926)
*Abdallahi dan Buhari, grandson of Emir Muhammadu "Mamman Dikko" (1926 - 1935)
*Aliyu dan Abubakar, son of Emir Abubakar dan Nuhu (1935 - 1953)

External links

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-8657/Agaie Encyclopedia Britannica]
* [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Agaie.html]


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