Karaye Emirates is the Emirate council in

Kano State Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...

with its headquarters in Karaye town. The current Emir of Karaye is Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II.

History

Karaye town is the headquarters of the Karaye emirate and is located west of Kano city. Even before the arrival of

Bagauda Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, 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, all subsequent Kings and Sult ...

in 999, Magunguna settled in Karaye. The town of Karaye was founded in 1085. From 1101 to 1793, the kings of Habe ruled Karaye. During the time of the Habe rulers, the Karaye emirate expanded to include the Western and Northern areas of the current Kano State.

Relations with Kano

When the House of Bagauda was ruling in Kano, they asked for cooperation with their neighbor Karaya Emirate in order to unite their forces in order to protect themselves from other emirates like

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and

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. Karaye agreed to cooperate with the House of Bagauda where Karaye returned to the

Kingdom of Kano The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Northern Nigeria that dates back before 1000 AD, and lasted until the proclamation of the Sultanate of Kano by King Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya in 1349. The kingdom was then replaced by ...

. From the time Karaye was under the Kano Kingdom until the arrival of the Fulani Kings after the Usman Dan Fodio's Jihad.

The Current Kingdom of Karaye

The Karaye Emirates continued to be under the Kindom of Kano until 2020 when the

Kano State Government Kano State Government is the government of Kano State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary. The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker ...

issued five more new emirates and changed the structure of the emirate of Kano. At that time the Kano government brought back the new Emirate of Karaye. The Karaye Emirates consists eight local government areas of Kano State,

Karaye Karaye is a Local Government Area and Headquarter of Karaye Emirate Council in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Karaye. It has an area of 479 km and a population of 141,407 at the 2006 census. It accommodates the Nat ...

, Rogo,

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, Rimin Gado,

Madobi Madobi is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Madobi. It has an area of 273 km2 and a population of 136,623 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in variou ...

, Kiru and

Shanono Shanono is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. It is the headquarter of Shanono local government. The origin of Shanono town, Shanono local government (town) could historically be traced back to renowned brothers ''Jaulere and ''Shanu ...

References

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