Umaru Nagwamatse

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Umaru Nagwamatse Dan Abu Bakar (c.1806 – 1876) was a prince (Nigerian Traditional Ruler) from the Sokoto Caliphate (known as "Sarkin Sudan"), he was a grand son of Usman dan Fodio and the founder of Kontagora Emirate.[citation needed]The Sokoto Caliphate leaders are partly Arabs and partly Fulani as stated by Abdullahi dan Fodio, brother of Usman dan Fodio who claimed that the their family are part Fulani, and part Arabs, they claimed to descent from the Arabs through Uqba ibn Nafi who was an Arab Muslim of the Umayyad branch of the Quraysh, and hence, a member of the family of the Prophet, Uqba ibn Nafi allegedly married a Fulani woman called Bajjumangbu through which the Torodbe family of Usman dan Fodio descended.[1]Caliph Muhammed Bello writing in his book Infaq al-Mansur claimed descent from Prophet Muhammad through his paternal grandmother's lineage called Hawwa (mother of Usman dan Fodio), Alhaji Muhammadu Junaidu, Wazirin Sokoto, a scholar of Fulani history, restated the claims of Shaykh Abdullahi bin Fodio in respect of the Danfodio family been part Arabs and part Fulani, while Ahmadu Bello in his autobiography written after independence replicated Caliph's Muhammadu Bello claim of descent from the Arabs through Usman Danfodio's mother, the historical account indicates that the family of Shehu dan Fodio are partly Arabs and partly Fulani who culturally assimilated with the Hausas and can be described as Hausa-Fulani Arabs, Prior to the beginning of the 1804 Jihad the category Fulani was not important for the Torankawa (Torodbe), their literature reveals the ambivalence they had defining Torodbe-Fulani relationships. They adopted the language of the Fulbe and much ethos while maintaining a separate identity.[2]

Life[]

Nagwamatse founded the Kontagora Emirate in the year 1864. He became the ruler of the Emirate with his two sons; Modibo and Ibrahim.[3] 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 Sultan Abubakar Atiku, from the Dan Fodio ruling house of Sokoto.[4][5][6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Abubakar, Aliyu (2005). The Torankawa Danfodio Family. Kano,Nigeria: Fero Publishers.
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Muhammad (1987). The Hausa-Fulani Arabs: A Case Study of the Genealogy of Usman Danfodio. Kadawa Press.
  3. ^ Kontagora, Uthman Abubakar, who was in (2009-10-18). "150-Year Heritage of a Prince of Sokoto Caliphate". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. ^ Umar, Muhammad Awwal (2019-06-23). "Tsokaci Kan Rayuwar Marigayi Sarkin Sudan Ibrahim Nagwamatse". Leadership Hausa Newspapers (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. ^ "Umaru Nagwamatse | Fulani ruler". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  6. ^ "Nigeria: Three Great Royals of The north-West!". Daily Trust. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via Allafrica.com.
  7. ^ Abubakar, Uthman; Kontagora, who was in (2009-10-18). "150-Year Heritage of a Prince of Sokoto Caliphate". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  8. ^ Rethinking histories of forced movements and migrations within the valleys of Niger Province from a Kambari perspective. c.1860s – 1960s. Umaru Nagwamatse.
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