List of rulers of Kano

List of rulers of Kano

The following is a list of rulers of Kano, a city and emirate in northern Nigeria. Once ruled by Hausa kings, it was conquered by Fulani Usman dan Fodio in 1805, who installed a Fulani Emir of Kano in place of the old kings.

Hausa kings

Hausa rulers of Kano under Habe Dynasty

Fulani emirs

Fulani emirs of Kano under Sokoto vassalage
*Suleiman (emir) (ruled 1805-1819)
*Ibrahim (ruled 1819-1846)
*Usman (ruled 1846-1855)
*Abdullah (ruled 1855-1883)
*Mohammed Bello (ruled 1883-1893)
*Mohammed Tukur (ruled 1893-1894)
*Aliyu (ruled 1894-1903)

Fulani Emirs of Kano under British rule
*6 emirs (ruling from 1903-1963)

Emirs of Kano as part of independent Nigeria
*Ado Bayero (ruled 1963-current)this article is broutgh to by umar faruk aliyu gandun albasa behind dankura housestudent of sa'adatu rimi college of education department of school of art and social sciencegeo/sos

ee also

*Hausa Kingdoms
*History of Nigeria

External links

* [http://www.hostkingdom.net/westafr.html#Kano Regnal Chronologies]


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