Alhaji (sultan)

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Alhaji
Sarkin Kano
Reign1648-1649
Predecessor Kutumbi
Successor Shekkarau II
House Bagauda Dynasty
Father Kutumbi
MotherFadima

Alhaji (or Alhaji dan Kutumbi) was a Sultan of Kano who reigned from 1648 to 1649. [1] [2]

Biography in the Kano Chronicle

Below is a biography of Alhaji from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle . [2]

The 30th Sarki was Alhaji Dan Kutumbi. His mother’s name was Fadima.

He ruled Kano 8 months and 24 days, then he was deposed—the reason, I do not remember. He went into the country to live at a place called Dan Zaki.

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References

  1. Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Herbert Richmond, ed. (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland , 38, pp. 58–98 via Internet Archive; in Google Books. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
Preceded by Sarkin Kano
1648-1649
Succeeded by