Bagauda Dynasty

The Bagauda Dynasty is a house of noblemen who founded and ruled the Kingdom (eventually Sultanate) of Kano throughout its existence. The Dynasty spanned over 800 years spread out through ten centuries, one of the longest in recorded human history and produced 43 rulers. After the fall of the dynasty in Kano, the remnants of the royal house founded a new kingdom in the Maradi Region.

History

"A man shall come to this land with an army, and gain mastery over us, you will see him in the sacred place of Tsumburbura, if he comes not in your time, assuredly he will come in the time of your children, and will conquer all in this country, and forget you and yours and exalt himself and his people for years to come"

The dynasty started with the first King of Kano, Bagauda in 999 CE and lasted until 1807 CE when the last ruler from the lineage, Muhammad Alwali II was assassinated in exile during the Fulani War. Their reign started after Bagauda migrated to Kano and conquered the indigenous pagans of Dala Hill, although the rest of Kano would not fall under their control until during the reign of his early successors.

The dynasty is divided into three factions or eras, the Gaudawa, the Rumfawa and the Kutumbawa, but their lineage can all be traced to Bagauda according to the Kano Chronicle. They are said to have descended from Bawo, the son of Hausa folk hero Bayajidda and his wife, the last Kabara, Magajiya Daurama.The arrival of Bagauda is said to have fulfilled the prophecy of Barbushe.{{Cite journal|last=Hiskett|first=M.|date=1957|title=The Kano Chronicle|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|issue=1/2|pages=79–81|issn=0035-869X|jstor=25201990}}

= Gaudawa =

The Gaudawa's reign was characterized by the conquest and consolidation of what is now known as Kano State by Bagauda and his earliest descendants. Their era was characterized by mostly war and expansion by the rulers and also the construction of the Kano Walls. They also laid the foundation of the Kano administrative system and revolutionized its Military along with imposing Islam as the State religion. The Gaudawa are also known as "Daurawa".

= Rumfawa =

The Rumfawa oversaw the zenith of the Kano Sultanate. With the opening of trade routes a few decades earlier in the time of Abdullahi Burja, Muhammad Rumfa and his descendants were able to propel the State to the peak of its commercial and political influence. This saw a wave of immigrants from other parts the Sahel as well as the venture of Kano's citizens into other parts of the region, asserting the State as a major trading center. Their reign culminated in the complete subordination of all of Hausaland by Kano during the reign of Rumfa's Grandson, Muhammad Kisoki. The Rumfawa made the most important administrative and social reforms in Kano.

= Kutumbawa =

The Kutumbawa era began in 1623, starting with Muhammad Alwali I, famously known as El Kutumbi. This era saw dwindling fortunes for the Sultanate. The Kutumbawa faced various waves of famine (possibly due to environmental degradation), indecisive wars by increasingly aggressive neighbors, and had to deal with internal strife within the Kano Royal House. Ravaged by economic and political crises, the Kutumbawa saw the fall of Kano's founding dynasty.

Genealogy

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{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | Bau |y| Kau | | | | | |Bau=Bauwo|Kau=Kaunasu}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | BAG |y| Saj | | | | | |BAG=1
Daud
Bagoda
999–1063|Saj=Saju}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | | | WAR |y| Yan | | | | | |WAR=2
Warisi
1063-1095|Yan=Yānas}}

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{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | Mun |y| GIJ |y| Yan | | | | | |GIJ=3
Gijimasu
1095-1134|Mun=Munsada|Yan=Yankuma
or
Yankuna}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | NAW | | GAW | | YUS |y| Mun | |YUS=5
Yusa
Tsaraki
1136-1194 | NAW=4
Nawata
1134-1136
(co-ruler 1134) | GAW=4
Gawata
co-ruler 1134|Mun=Muntáras
or
Yankuma|Gij=Gijimasu}}

{{chart|border=0| | | Gij |y| Mun | | | | | | | | NAG | | | |Gij=Gijimasu|Mun=Munsada|NAG=6
Naguji
1194-1247}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | GUG | | | Tsa |y| Aut | | | | |GUG=7
Gugua
1247-1290|Tsa=Tsaraki|Aut=Auta}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | Sal |y| SHE |y| Kum | | |SHE=8
Shekkarau I
1290–1307|Sal=Salmata |Kum=Kumyerku}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | Mag |y| TSA | | OSU | Mag=Maganarku|TSA=9
Tsamia
Barandamasu
1307-1343| OSU=10
Osumanu
Zamnagawa
1343-1349}}

{{chart|border=0| Sul | | |,|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|.| | | | | | | | |Sul=Sultans of Kano}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | YAJ |y| Aun | | BUG | | | | | | | | | | | | | |YAJ=11
Yaji
Ali
1349-1385|Aun=Aunaka|BUG=12
Bugaya
Mohammad
1349-1385}}

{{chart|border=0| | Yat |y|~| KAN |~|~|~|y| Tek | | | | |KAN=13
Kanajeji
1347-1390|Yat=Yatara|Tek=Tekidda}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | UMA | | DAU | | ABD |y| Tas |UMA=14
Umaru
1410-1421|Yat=Yatara|DAU=15
Dauda
1421-1438|ABD=16
Abdulahi
Burja
1438-1452|Tas=Tasafi}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | DAK | | | | | | YAK |y| Fas | | | | | |YAK=19
Yakubu
1452-1463|Aun=Aunaka|DAK=17
Dakauta
1452
(1 day)
(deposed)|Fas=Fasima
Berana}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | ATU | | | | | | | | MOH |y| Auw | |ATU=18
Atuma
1452
(deposed)|MOH=20
Mohamma
Rimfa
1463-1499|Auw=Auwa}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | | ABD |y| Lam | | ABU | | | | |ABD=21
Abdulahi
1499-1509|Lam=Lamis|ABU=25
Abubakr
Kado
1565-1573
(deposed)}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | Tun |y| MOH |y| Hau | | | | | | |MOH=22
Mohamma
Kisoki
1509-1565|Tun=Tunus|Hau=Hausatu}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | Zuh |y| YAK |y| Fas | | MOH |y| Kur| |YAK=23
Yakufu
1565|Zuh=Zuhara|Fas=Fasuma|MOH=27
Mohamma
Zaki
1582-1618|Kur=Kursu}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | DAU | | MOS | | Dad |y| MON | | |DAU=24
Dauda
Abasama I
1565
(exiled)|MOS=26
Mohamma
Shashere
1573-1582
(deposed)|MON=28
Mohamma
Nazaki
1618-1623|Dad=Dada}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | | | | Fud |y| KUT | | | |KUT=29
Kutumbi
1623-1648|Fud=Fudima}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | | Far |y| ALH |y| Gor | |ALH=30
Al Haji
1648-1649
(deposed)|Far=Fari|Gor=Goro}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | SHE |y| Fas | | | | | | KUK |y| Lam |SHE=31
Shekkarau II
1649-1651|Fas=Fasuma|KUK=32,34
Mohamma
Kukuna
1651-1652
1652-1660
(deposed twice)|Lam=Lamis}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | SOY | | | | | | KaI |y| BAW | | |SOY=33
Soyaki
1652
(deposed)|Fas=Fasuma|BAW=35
Bawa
1660-1670|KaI=Ka Iya Gari}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | | | | | | | | | Mar |y| DAD | | |DAD=36
Dadi
1670-1703|Fas=Fasuma|BAW=35
Bawa
1660-1670|Mar=Mariamma}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | MOH |y| Duk | | Yer |y| YAJ |y| Bai |MOH=37
Mohamma
Sharefa
1703-1731|Duk=Duki|YAJ=40
Mohamma
Yaji
1753-1768|Yer=Yerduna|Bai=Baiwa}}

{{chart|border=0| | Zam |y| KUM | | BAB | | | | DAU | | MOH |KUM=38
Mohamma
Kumbari
1731-1743|Zam=Zama
Zenabu|BAB=41
Babba
Zaki
1768-1776|DAU=42
Dauda
Abasama II
1776-1781|MOH=43
Mohamma
Alwali
1781-1807}}

{{chart|border=0| | | | ALH | | | | | |ALH=39
Alhaji
Kabe
1743-1753}}

References

Category:History of Nigeria by period

Category:History of Kano State