Sullubawa

For the Arab Hutaymi tribe, see Sulluba

The Sullubawa are a Fulani clan that historically featured prominently in the Fulani War which founded the Sokoto Caliphate.^[1] The ruling dynastic houses of Kano Emirate and Katsina Emirate; as well as the Ringim Emirate and Karaye Emirate belong to the clan and another amongst the four ruling Houses of Zazzau Emirate.^[2] They are also found in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina and Sokoto states.

The ancestral origin of the Sullubawa is bilād as-sūdān (بلاد السودان) and they are descendants of the Mali Empire and the Wangarawa mercantile tribe which dominated the gold trade in the region. They are said to have originated from Futa Toro, in what is now Senegal, and are cousins with the Torodbe (Toronkawa) from Sissilo, the husband of Cippowo, a sister of Uthman Toroddo ancestor of Usman dan Fodio. The clan became culturally assimilated with the Fulani adopting the customs and language.

Sullubawa fought against the Hausa kingdoms in the jihad led by Usman dan Fodio.^[3] They became "hereditary beneficiaries of all positions of authority in all but one Hausa state".^[4] The clan controlled many of the fiefdoms of the Kano Emirate in the 19th century.^[5] They benefitted from British colonization and indirect rule which saw their influence increase.^[6] The Sullubawa later attained positions of power following independence;^[7] with one of them Umaru Musa Yar'Adua becoming President of Nigeria.^[8]

Notable Sullubawas[]

Ibrahim Dabo - Emir of Kano (1819–46)
Sarkin Zazzau Abdulsalam - Emir of Zazzau (1853–1863)
Muhammadu Dikko - Emir of Katsina (1906–44)
Usman Nagogo - Emir of Katsina (1944–81)
Muhammadu Sanusi I - Emir of Kano (1953–1963)
Ado Bayero - Emir of Kano (1963–2014)
Musa Yar'Adua - Minister of Lagos Affairs (First Republic) and Matawalle of Katsina
Hassan Katsina - Chief of Army Staff (1966–67), and Governor of Northern Nigeria (1966–67)
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu - Inspector General of Police (1975–1979)
Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman- Emir of Ringim, Jigawa State
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua - Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters (1976–1979)
Mohammed Bello - Chief Justice of Nigeria (1987–1995)
Sanusi Ado Bayero - Chiroma of Kano (1990–2015), Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (2015) and Wamban of Kano (2020–present)
Tijjani Hashim - Galadima of Kano (1993–2014)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua - Governor of Katsina State (1999–2007), President of Nigeria (2007–2010), and Matawalle of Katsina.
Abdullahi Dikko - Comptroller-General of Customs (2009–2015)
Muhammadu Sanusi II - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2009–2014), and Emir of Kano (2014–2020)
Hadiza Bala Usman - Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (2016–2021)
Aminu Ado Bayero - Emir of Kano (2020–present)
Abba Kabir Yusuf - Politician

References[]

^ "ORIGIN OF THE SULLUBAWA" (PDF).
^ Suleiman, Usman (April 2007). "A History of Birnin Zaria from 1350 - 1902" (PDF).
^ "Origin of the Sullubawa" (PDF).
^ Ejiogu, E. C. (1 February 2011). The roots of political instability in Nigeria: political evolution and development in the Niger Basin. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7546-7987-5. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ Crowder, Michael; Ikime, Obaro (1970). West African chiefs: their changing status under colonial rule and independence. University of Ife. Institute of African Studies, Africana Publishing Co. pp. 173–6. ISBN 978-0-8419-0046-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ Keita, Maghan (2002). Conceptualizing/re-conceptualizing Africa: the construction of African historical identity. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-04-12420-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ African Experience: Volume One. Northwestern University. 1969. pp. Evanston, Illinois, 60201.
^ Umar Mani, Sani Ibrahim (2012). Salsala da Rassan Zuriyar Sullubawan Gidan Sarkin Tafarki Muhammadu Dahiru na Katsina. Zaria, Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited. p. 412. ISBN 978-125-286-3.

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[1] "ORIGIN OF THE SULLUBAWA" (PDF).

[2] Suleiman, Usman (April 2007). "A History of Birnin Zaria from 1350 - 1902" (PDF).

[3] "Origin of the Sullubawa" (PDF).

[Ejiogu2011-4] Ejiogu, E. C. (1 February 2011). The roots of political instability in Nigeria: political evolution and development in the Niger Basin. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7546-7987-5. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[CrowderIkime19703-5] Crowder, Michael; Ikime, Obaro (1970). West African chiefs: their changing status under colonial rule and independence. University of Ife. Institute of African Studies, Africana Publishing Co. pp. 173–6. ISBN 978-0-8419-0046-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[Keita2002-6] Keita, Maghan (2002). Conceptualizing/re-conceptualizing Africa: the construction of African historical identity. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-04-12420-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[7] African Experience: Volume One. Northwestern University. 1969. pp. Evanston, Illinois, 60201.

[8] Umar Mani, Sani Ibrahim (2012). Salsala da Rassan Zuriyar Sullubawan Gidan Sarkin Tafarki Muhammadu Dahiru na Katsina. Zaria, Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited. p. 412. ISBN 978-125-286-3.

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Sullubawa

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