Gijimasu was the 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 ...
from 1095 to 1134. He was the son of
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and Yanas.
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Succession
Gijimasu was succeeded by his twin sons Nawata
Nawata and Gawata were the Kings of Kano from 1134 to 1136. They were the twin sons of Gijimasu and Munsada.
Reign
The twin kings ruled jointly over Kano until one of them (the ''Kano Chronicle'' did not mention which one of the twins) died 7 mon ...
and Gawata
Nawata and Gawata were the Kings of Kano from 1134 to 1136. They were the twin sons of Gijimasu and Munsada.
Reign
The twin kings ruled jointly over Kano until one of them (the ''Kano Chronicle'' did not mention which one of the twins) died 7 mon ...
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Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''
Below is a biography of Gijimasu from Palmer
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People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
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's 1908 English translation of 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 ...
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References
12th-century monarchs in Africa
Monarchs of Kano
1134 deaths
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