Kontagora Emirate

Kontagora Emirate
Traditional state
Flag of Kontagora Emirate
Flag
Kontagora Emirate is located in Nigeria
Kontagora Emirate
Kontagora Emirate
Coordinates: 10°24′N 5°28′E / 10.400°N 5.467°E / 10.400; 5.467
Country Nigeria
StateNiger State
Government
 • TypeEmirate Council
 • EmirSaidu Namaska

The Kontagora Emirate is a traditional state with the capital city of Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria.[1][2] The Kontagora Emirate is among the major emirates in Niger state like Kagara Emirate, Suleja Emirate and others

History

Ibrahim Nagwamatse during his exile

Kontagora is made up of territory originally divided between various minor chiefdoms (Aguarra, Dakka-Karri, Kambari, Dukawa, and Ngaski) which were conquered by the Fula people between 1858 and 1864, and turned into the emirate of Kontagora, a dependency of the Sokoto Caliphate.[3][4]

Following a well-armed attack, starting on 31 January 1901, the emirate fell under British rule, becoming a province first in the British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria and then in the British colony of Nigeria, until independence in 1960.[5][6][7]

Kontagora now consists of Kontagora emirates, containing the chiefdom of Wushishi, the territories of Sarkin Bauchi, and the chiefdom of Kagara, all administratively grouped into the Mariga, Magama, and Rafi Local Governments.[8]

List of rulers

Names and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (1989).[9]

Sarakunan Sudan of the Kontagora Emirate
No. Name Reign start Reign end
1 Umaru Nagwamatse 1864 1876
2 Abubakar Modibbo 1876 1880
3 Ibrahim Nagwamatse 1880 1901
– not recognized 1901 April 1903
3 Ibrahim Nagwamatse April 1903 26 October 1929
4 Umaru Maidubu 26 October 1929 February 1961
5 Mu'azu February 1961 1976
6 Alhaji Sa'idu Namaska 1976 7 September 2021[10]
7 Muhammad Bara'u Mu'azu II 7 October 2021[11] to date

References

  1. ^ SALAMONE, FRANK A. (1976), "Religious Change in a Northern Nigerian Emirate", The Realm of the Extra-Human, DE GRUYTER MOUTON, doi:10.1515/9783110805840.123, ISBN 978-3-11-080584-0
  2. ^ "King-Lists, Chronicles and Other Minor Historical Works: Kontagora". Arabic Literature of Africa Online. doi:10.1163/2405-4453_alao_com_ala_20014_26.
  3. ^ Brizvela-Garcia, Esperanza (2005-04-07), "Sokoto Caliphate", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43439, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
  4. ^ Last, Murray. (1977). The Sokoto caliphate. Longman. OCLC 473688413.
  5. ^ Brizvela-Garcia, Esperanza (2005-04-07), "Sokoto Caliphate", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43439, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
  6. ^ Falola, Toyin; Tibenderana, P. K. (1991). "Sokoto Province under British Rule 1903-1939". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 24 (1): 183. doi:10.2307/220113. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 220113.
  7. ^ July, Robert William (1998). A history of the African people. ISBN 0-88133-980-6. OCLC 43811431.
  8. ^ Northern Nigerian Survey. (1966), Kontagora, Northern Nigerian Survey, OCLC 5568935
  9. ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 154. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
  10. ^ "emir-kontagora-alhaji-namaska-dead". prnigeria.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ Ahmadu Maishanu, Abubakar (7 October 2021). "Niger State Government announced Muhammad Barau as the seventh Emir of Kontagora". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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