The Borgu Emirate is a

Nigerian traditional state There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise ...

with its capital in

New Bussa New Bussa is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It is the new site of Bussa after the Kainji Lake dam set the previous location underwater. As of 2007 New Bussa had an estimated population of 24,449. New Bussa is the headquarters of the Borgu Emira ...

Niger State Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was ...

, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the

Bussa Bussa's rebellion (14–16 April 1816) was the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history. The rebellion takes its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the rebellion. The rebellion, which was eventually defeated by the colonial mil ...

and

Kaiama Kaiama is a Local Government Area and town in northwestern Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama. Description Kaiama LGA has an area of 6,971km and a population of 124,164 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the a ...

emirates were merged. These emirates, with Illa, were formerly part of the

Borgu Borgu is a region in north-west Nigeria and in the northern Republic of Benin. It was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. People of Borgu are known as Bariba or Borgawa. History According to the ...

state, which was partitioned between the French colony of

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

and the British protectorate of Nigeria in 1898.

Rulers

Bussa

A partial list of rulers of Bussa, who took the title ''Kibe'', and later were also styled ''Sarkin Bussa'' (Emir of Bussa):

Kaiama

A partial list of rulers of Kaiama, who were styled ''Sarkin Kaiama'' (Emir of Kaiama):

Borgu Kingdom

Emirs of Borgu since 1954, styled ''Sarkin Borgu'':

References

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