This is a list of rulers 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 ...

since the establishment of the

Bagauda Dynasty The Bagauda Dynasty is a house of noblemen who founded and ruled the Kingdom (eventually Sultanate) of Kano throughout its existence. The Dynasty spanned over 800 years spread out through ten centuries, one of the longest in recorded human history a ...

in 998. The early rulers are known almost exclusively from a single source, 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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which was composed in the late 19th century.

Bagauda dynasty (998–1809)

Names and dates taken from John Stewart's ''African States and Rulers'' (1989):

Kings (998 – 1349)

Sultans (1349 – 1807)

Suleiman's reign (1807–1819)

Dabo dynasty (1819–present)

Lineages

Hausa rulers

Fulani rulers

References

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