Muhammad Bugaya Dan Tsamiya, known as Bugaya, was a King of

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who reigned from 1385 - 1390.

Early life

Muhammad was the son of

Tsamiya Barandamasu Tsamiya Dan Shekarau, known as Tsamiya (or Tsamia), was the King of Kano from 1307 until his death at the hand of his half brother Usman Zamnagawa in 1343. Reign He ascended to the throne after the death of his father. Though his r ...

and Maganarku. After the betrayal and subsequent murder of his father by his uncle Usman Zamnagawa, his uncle tried to bed Maganarku but she told him she was pregnant. Zamnagawa then gave her herbs to abort the baby without her consent. She however still gave birth to a healthy child. This was how he earned the epithet "Bugaya". This would put his year of birth between 1343 and 1344.

Life as Sultan

Bugaya came to power in 1385 after the death of his brother,

Yaji I Ali Dan Tsamiya known as Yaji I or Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya was a king and later the first Sultan of Kano, a state in what is now Northern Nigeria. Yaji I ruled from 1359 to 1385 CE. A prominent figure in the state's history, Yaji used a religious rev ...

. Bugaya was said to have sent the

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from Fongui Rock and compelled them to disperse across the sultanate. Bugaya's reign was filled with peace and tranquility, most likely profiting from the reputation of his late older brother. Jizya was paid regularly throughout the sultanate and he enjoyed no rebellion. This allowed him to retire to a peaceful life after transferring all his royal duties to his Galadima (Administrator).

Death

Bugaya died in 1390 after ruling for five years. His body then washed and prepared in accordance with Islamic rites by Lawal, Jigawa, Turbana and Kusuba on the orders of Liman Madatai who prayed over his body. According to the ''

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'', Bugaya was the first Kano ruler to be buried at Madatai. He was succeeded by his nephew, Kanajeji Dan Yaji.

Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''

Below is a full biography of Bugaya from

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References

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