Sarkin Sumaila Dansumaila Akilu
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| Sarkin Sumaila Dansumaila Akilu | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Hauwa Lamire |
| Issue | Binta ibna Sarkin Sumaila Akilu Sarkin Sumaila Dansumaila Isa |
| Father | Makaman Kano Iliyasu |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sarkin Sumaila Dansumaila Akilu, a Fulani from the Jobawa clan, held the royal title of Sarkin Sumaila, (King of Sumaila), he is a descendant of Makaman Kano Iliyasu, a Kingmaker of the Kano Emirate Council, he supervised and ruled over Sumaila a Jobawa Settlement established in the 1740s,[1]
Reign[edit]
He was appointed as the village head of the town by the Kano Emirate, ruling the town and reporting to the District Head of Wudil, the Makaman Kano, the town is located in South Eastern Kano, it was originally called 'Garun- Sam'ila' after one of its first settlers, it attracted little attention during the time of the Sultanate of Kano, the sharp rise of Jobe influence in eastern Kano in the late 18th century saw the construction of a stockade and a partial fort around the town in the 1750s.[2] Sumaila rose to prominence in the time of the Sokoto Caliphate when it became the site of an epic battle that halted the advance of the Bornoan cavalry when El-Kanemi encroached into the territory of the Sokoto Caliphate.[3]
During the reign of Emir Abdullahi Maje-Karofi, the Ningi rebellion broke out, a Ribat was constructed around the town and a permanent fulani force was stationed there to protect the southern borders of the Emirate During the Kano civil war or Basasa, Sumaila was a major hub for pan-Yusuf forces because of its close proximity to Takai,[4]the capital of the Yusufawa.[5]
Descendants[edit]
When he died, the throne was not given to his heirs or tribe of Fulani but given to a Barebari family where three people ruled in succession namely Jumma, Habuna and Garba Maje Gabas, it was after the death of Maje Gabas that the throne reverted back to the Fulani tribe and the House of Sarkin Sumaila Akilu, from then on his descendants have been ruling the town, some of the family dynasties that descended from him include the Muallimawa who are related to him through his daughter called Binta ibna Dansumaila Akilu and his granddaughter Maryam Inuwa Chango.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sumaila, Aminu A. Jobe: A Clan Compendium. Search this book on
- ↑ Light, Ivan H (1973). Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among Chinese, Japanese and Blacks. Berkeley, University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520017382. Search this book on
- ↑ Last, Murray (1967). The Sokoto Caliphate. New York: Humanities Press. Search this book on
- ↑ Stilwell, Sean Arnold (2004). THE KANO MAMLUKS: ROYAL SLAVERY IN THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE, 1807- 1903. Heinemann. ISBN 0325070415. Search this book on
- ↑ Bukhari, Muhammad (1909). Risal al Wazir. Search this book on
- ↑ Abdulkadir, Tanimu (1980). The History of Sumaila District. Mandawari Publishers. Search this book on
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