Borgu Emirate | |
|---|---|
  Borgu Emirate Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′N4°31′E / 9.883°N 4.517°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Niger State |
The Borgu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the Bussa and Kaiama emirates were merged. These emirates, with Illa, were formerly part of the Borgu state, which was partitioned between the French colony of Benin and the British protectorate of Nigeria in 1898. [1]
A partial list of rulers of Bussa, who took the title Kibe, and later were also styled Sarkin Bussa (Emir of Bussa): [2]
| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 1730 | Kiseru Brodi | |
| 1730 | 1750 | Yerima Bussa dan Kiseru Brodi |
| 1750 | 1766 | Kigera I dan Kiseru Brodi |
| 1766 | 1791 | Jibrim dan Yerima Bussa (d. 1791) |
| 1791 | 1792 | Yerima Ibrahim dan Jibrim |
| 1793 | 1835 | Kitoro Gani Zara dan Jibrim (d. 1835) |
| 1835 | 1843 | Kisaru Kisan Dogo dan Jibrim |
| 1843 | 1844 | Beraki dan Jibrim |
| 1844 | 1862 | Waruko Gajere dan Maikuka (d. 1862) |
| 1862 | 1895 | Kigera II Jibrim Dan Toro dan Kitoro (d. 1895) |
| 1895 | November 1903 | Wuru Yaro Kisaru Kisan Dogo dan Kitoro (d. 1903) |
| 19 December 1903 | April 1915 | Kitoro Gani Kilisha Yerima dan Dan Toro (1st time; see Bussa rebellion) |
| April 1915 | 19 April 1917 | (occupied by Yawuri) |
| 19 April 1917 | Oct/Nov 1924 | Jibrim dan Dan Toro |
| 6 November 1924 | 21 August 1935 | Muhammadu Kitoro Gani Kilisha Yerima dan Dan Toro (2nd time) |
| 29 August 1935 | 1954 | Wuru Babaki dan Dan Toro (regent to 17 September 1935) (d. 1968) |
| 25 January 1937 | 1954 | Muhammadu Sani (then ruler of Borgu) |
A partial list of rulers of Kaiama, who were styled Sarkin Kaiama (Emir of Kaiama): [2]
| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 7 October 1912 | Mora Tasude | |
| 1912 | Apr 1915 | Jimi |
| 1915 | 13 February 1917 | Mashi |
| Apr 1917 | 1921 | Yerima Kura |
| 1921 | 1954 | Haliru Kiyaru |
Emirs of Borgu since 1954, styled Sarkin Borgu: [2]
| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1968 | Muhammadu Sani dan Dan Toro |
| 1968 | 3 February 2000 | Musa Muhammadu Kigera III dan Muhammadu Sani (d. 2000) |
| 12 February 2000 | 26 February 2002 | Isiaku Musa Jikantoro |
| 26 February 2002 | 30 October 2015 | Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani (b. 1938) |
| 11 November 2015 | Muhammad Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV (b. 1966) |
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