Yusa, also known as Tsaraki, 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 1136 to 1194. He was the son of
Gijimasu
Gijimasu was the King of Kano from 1095 to 1134. He was the son of Warisi and Yanas.
Succession
Gijimasu was succeeded by his twin sons Nawata and Gawata.
Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''
Below is a biography of Gijimasu from Palmer's 1908 En ...
and Yankuma (or Yankuna).
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Reign
Yusa ascended the throne in 1136 after his twin brothers Nawata 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 ...
died. He is known for building the walls of Kano.[
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Succession
Yusa died in 1194 and was succeeded by his son Naguji
Naguji was the King of Kano from 1194 to 1247. He was the son of Yusa and Yankuma (or Muntaras).
Succession
Gijimasu was succeeded by Gugua (Gujjua), a son of Gijimasu.
Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''
Below is a biography of Naguji from Palm ...
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Biography in the ''Kano Chronicle''
Below is a biography of Gijimasu from Palmer
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...
'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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Google Books
References
12th-century monarchs in Africa
Monarchs of Kano
1194 deaths
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