Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria * Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...

, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a Dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the

Kano Chronicle The ''Kano Chronicle'' (''Tarikh arbab hadha al-balad al-musamma Kano'' in Arabic) is an Arabic-language manuscript that lists the rulers of Kano. Summary The ''Kano Chronicle'' is a list of rulers of Kano stretching back to the 10th century A ...

, all subsequent Kings and Sultans of Kano descended from him.

Family

Bagauda's father was Bawo (also spelled Bauwo). Bagauda had a son,

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, with Saju. Warisi succeeded his father as king in 1063.

''Song of Bagauda''

The ''Song of Bagauda'' is a traditional Hausa poem written in honour of Bagauda.Hiskett, M. (1965). The 'Song of Bagauda': A Hausa King List and Homily in Verse (III). ''Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies'', University of London, 28(2), 363-385.

Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''

Below is a biography of Bagauda from

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References

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