List of rulers of the Bamum
List of the rulers of the Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
Mfon = Ruler
Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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1394 | Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum) | |
Mfon (Sultans) | ||
1394 to 1418 | Nchare Yen, Mfon | |
1418 to 1461 | Ngoupou, Mfon | |
1461 to 1498 | Monjou, Mfon | |
1498 to 1519 | Mengap , Mfon |
|
1519 to 1544 | Ngouh I, Mfon | |
1544 to 1568 | Fifen, Mfon | |
1568 to 1590 | Ngouh II, Mfon | |
1590 to 1629 | Ngapna, Mfon | |
1629 to 1682 | Ngouloure, Mfon | |
1682 to 1757 | Koutou, Mfon | |
1757 to 1814 | Mbouombouo, Mfon | |
1814 to 1817 | Ngbetnkom, Mfon | |
1817 to 1818 | Mbeikuo, Mfon | |
1818 to 1865 | Ngouhouo, Mfon | |
1865 to 1865 | Ngoungoure, Mfon | Only woman to rule. Her rule lasted 30 minutes. |
1865 to 14 July 1884 | Nsangou, Mfon | |
14 July 1884 | Incorporated into German Kamerun | |
14 July 1884 to 1889 | Nsangou, Mfon | (contd.) |
1889 to 1914 | Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon | |
1914 to 1960 | Incorporated into French Cameroun
| |
1914 to 1931 | Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon | (contd.) |
1931 to 1933 | Interregnum | |
1933 to 1960 | al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon | |
1960 to current | Incorporated into Independent Cameroon | |
1960 to 1992 | al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon | (contd.) |
1992 to 2021[1] | al-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Mfon | |
2021 to present | Nabil Mbombo Njoya |
See also
- Cameroon
- Politics of Cameroon
- Heads of state of Cameroon
- Colonial heads of Cameroon British Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Heads of government of Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
- Rulers of Mandara
- Lists of office-holders
References
DeLancey, Mark W., and Mokeba, H. Mbella (1990) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J.,
ISBN 0-585-07032-6
;
Neba, Aaron (1999) Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon (3rd ed.) Neba Publishers, Bamenda
- ^ "Cameroun: le sultan roi des Bamouns, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, est mort". Radio France Internationale (in French). September 27, 2021 [last modified September 28, 2021]. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021.