Kontagora Emirate
Kontagora Emirate | |
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Traditional state | |
Nickname: Knt city | |
Coordinates: 10°24′N 5°28′E / 10.400°N 5.467°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Niger State |
Government | |
• Type | Emir |
• Sarkin Sudan (Kontagora) | Saidu 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
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 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]
No. | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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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
- ISBN 978-3-11-080584-0
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- ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
- OCLC 473688413.
- ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
- JSTOR 220113.
- OCLC 43811431.
- OCLC 5568935
- ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
- ^ "emir-kontagora-alhaji-namaska-dead". prnigeria.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Ahmadu Maishanu, Abubakar (7 October 2021). "Niger State Government announced Muhammad Barau as the seventh Emir of Kontagora". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.