Makaman Kano Iliyasu
Makaman Kano Iliyasu a descendant of Makaman Kano Isa I, was a Kingmaker in the Kano Emirate Council. He belonged to the Jobawa clan of the Fulani.
| Makaman Kano Iliyasu, Kingmaker Kano Emirate Council | |
|---|---|
| Makaman Kano | |
| Predecessor | Makaman Kano Fulailu |
| Successor | Makaman Kano Mujeli |
| Issue | Sarkin Sumaila Dansumaila Akilu |
| House | Jobawa |
| Religion | Islam |
History
He was appointed as a Kingmaker of the Kano Emirate Council with the royal title of Makaman Kano by Emir of Kano Mohammed Tukur, he ascended the throne when Makaman Kano Fulailu died.[1]
Reign and death
Makaman Kano Iliyasu ascended the throne during the Kano Civil War.[2]He ruled over the District of Wudil, comprising Wudil, Sumaila, Takai and Garko. He died at Kamri during the Kano Civil War and was succeeded by Makaman Kano Mujeli.[3][4]
References
- Palmer, Herbert Richmond (1908). "Kano Chronicle". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 38. doi:10.2307/2843130. JSTOR 2843130.
- Stilwell, Sean Arnold (2004). THE KANO MAMLUKS: ROYAL SLAVERY IN THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE, 1807- 1903. Heinemann. ISBN 0325070415.
- Adamu Mohammed Fika, The Kano Civil War and British over-rule, 1882-1940, OUP, 1978, p 227
- Smith, M. G. (1997). Government in Kano 1350-1950. Westview Press, a Division of Harper Collins Publishers. pp. 342–343. ISBN 0-8133-3270-2.
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