Sullubawa

The Sullubawa are a Fulani clan in Northern Nigeria, found mainly in Kano and Katsina States. Both of the current ruling houses of the Kano and Katsina Emirates are Sullubawa. They are said to have originated in Futa Toro, in what is now Senegal and are associated with the Torodbe.[1] A royal clan, the Sullubawa were said to have become "hereditary beneficiaries of all positions of authority in all but one Hausa state.[2] By the end of the 19th century, the Sullubawa controlled many of the fiefdoms of the Kano Emirate.[3]

Notable Sullubawas

References

  1. Keita, Maghan (2002). Conceptualizing/re-conceptualizing Africa: the construction of African historical identity. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-04-12420-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. Ejiogu, E. C. (1 February 2011). The roots of political instability in Nigeria: political evolution and development in the Niger Basin. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7546-7987-5. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. Crowder, Michael; Ikime, Obaro (1970). West African chiefs: their changing status under colonial rule and independence. University of Ife. Institute of African Studies, Africana Publishing Co. pp. 173–6. ISBN 978-0-8419-0046-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.