Atuma (sultan)

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Atuma
Sarkin Kano
Reign1452
Predecessor Abdullahi Burja
Successor Yakubu
House Bagauda Dynasty
Father Dakauta

Atuma was a Sultan of Kano who reigned for only 7 days in 1452. [1] [2]

Biography in the Kano Chronicle

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

The 18th Sarki was Atuma, son of Dakauta. He was king for 7 days only.

He was turned out of the office of Sarki, for fear of trouble with the Galadima Dauda.

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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
Dakauta
Sarkin Kano
1452
Succeeded by
Yakubu