Umaru Nagwamatse dan Abu Bakr Atiku (18061876) was the founder and the first ruler (Sarkin Sudan) of the Kontagora Emirate. He was the grandson of Usman dan Fodio and the son of the third sultan of the

Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate (), also known as the Fulani Empire or the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fulani jihads after defeating the Hausa Kingdoms in the Ful ...

Life

Nagwamatse founded the Kontagora Emirate in the year 1864. He became the ruler of the Emirate with his two sons; Modibo and Ibrahim. He was commonly known as ''Sarkin Sudan'', which translates to "King of Blacks" and was the first of the Sokoto Fulani ruling house in the Northern region of Nigeria to become king. Nagwamatse was the tenth son of

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Abubakar Atiku, from the

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ruling house of Sokoto.

Sarkin Sudan Kontagora

The name 'Kontagora' was derived when the followers of Umaru Nagwamatse said “Mu kwantarda gorarmu mu debi ruwa”, originally in Hausa, translated to english means, 'we should slant our gora/bucket to fetch water in one lake'. The city of Kontagora was created by Umaru Nagwamatse after several battles with the Kambari, Kamunku, Gwari and Dukkawa peoples of that area between 1842 - 1859. It was first established as a ribat during the Sokoto Jihad movement of the

. In 1859, Ahmadu Atiku, his brother, ascended the throne as the Sarkin Musulmi. He then fully acknowledged the territory created by Umaru Nagwamatse and accorded him the title of Sarkin Sudan Kontagora.

Rijiyar Nagwamatse

The Legend of Rijiyar Nagwamatse states that while the Prince Umaru Nagwamatse was resting beneath a tree in Kontagora, he scratched the earth with his finger, causing water to gush forth miraculously. This led to the birth of the Rijiyar Nagwamatse, and the Nagwamatse well remains a watering spot to this day. The Prince also performed ablution for "Salat Asr" (Islamic Prayer) at this particular site, because the Kingdom lacked drinking water. Although the Kambari people inhabited the whole of the Kingdom at that time, it is still claimed by the Niger State. In the early 19th century, the Kambari people left the Kingdom because of a civil war in the Magna Kingdom. The ruling family of Umaru Nagwamatse now leads it.Rethinking histories of forced movements and migrations within the valleys of Niger Province from a Kambari perspective. 1860s1960s. Umaru Nagwamatse.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagwamatse, Umaru 1806 births 1876 deaths 19th-century Nigerian people Dan Fodio family Nigerian traditional rulers