HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris CFR. |
Shehu Idris (born 1937) is the
18th Emir of Zazzau and the Chairman
of Zazzau Emirate Council. He ascended the
throne on February 8, 1975 following the demise of Alhaji Muhammadu Aminu, the 17th Emir of Zazzau.
Life
Idris was born to the family of Malam Idrisu Auta
who was sometimes called Auta Sambo and Hajiya Aminatu. Idrisu Auta's father
was Sarkin Zazzau Muhammadu Sambo who reigned from c. 1879 to 1888 and Auta's
grandfather was Sarkin Zazzau Abdulkarimi who reigned from c. 1834 - 1846.
Idris started his
education being tutored by two Islamic scholars in Zaria and then continued
with formal studies at the Zaria Elementary School. He was at the elementary
school from 1947 till 1950, during this period, the young Idris lost his father
when he was 12 years old. Idris continued both his qur’anic and formal
education and enrolled in the Zaria Middle School in 1950 and finished studies in
1955. He then attended Katsina Training College to become a teacher. In 1958, he was a
teacher at a school in Hunkuyi and then taught at a few other schools in Zaria.
Thereafter, he left teaching. In the 1960s, he was a private secretary to
Sarkin Zazzau, Muhammadu Aminu, he was also appointed as the secretary to the
Zaria Native Authority council in 1965. In 1973, he was bestowed the title of
Dan Madamin Zaria and was appointed the district head of Zaria and Kewaye.
Idris succeeded
Sarki Aminu in 1975.
Early
Hausa kingdom
Later
Fulani emirate.
Rulers
Zazzau Hausa kingdom.
Independent
Fulani rulers
Colonial period and later rulers
The Zazzau, also known as the Zaria Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State.
Zazzau palace at ancient Zaria city
Early
Hausa kingdom
Our most important
source for the early history of Zazau is a chronicle composed in the early
twentieth century from oral tradition. It tells the traditional story of the
foundation of the Hausa kingdoms by Bayajidda, a culture hero and gives a list of rulers, along
with the length of their reigns. According to this chronology, the original Hausa or Habe
kingdom is said to date from the 11th century, founded by King Gunguma. This source also makes it one of the
seven Hausa Bakwai states.
Zazzau's most famous early ruler was Queen (or princess) Amina,
who ruled either in the mid-fifteenth or mid-sixteenth centuries, and was held
by Muhammed Bello, an early nineteenth century Hausa historian
and the second Sultan of Sokoto, to have been the first to establish a
kingdom among the Hausa.[3]
Zazzau was a collection
point for slaves to be delivered to the northern markets of Kano and Katsina, where they were exchanged for salt with traders who
carried them north of the Sahara. According to the history in the
chronicle, Islam was introduced to the kingdom around 1456, but appears to have
spread slowly, and pagan rituals continued until the Fulani conquest
of 1808. At several times in its history, Zazzau was subject to neighboring
states such as Songhai, Bornu and Kwararafa.
Later
Fulani emirate.
In December 1808 the
kingdom was captured in the Fulani jihad. The Hausa ruler had escaped to Abuja, where he established a state now known as the Suleja Emirate, retaining his independence and the title of
"Sarkin Zazzau". The ruler of the modern Zazzau Emirate also uses the
title "Sarkin Zazzau" or "Sarkin Zaria". After the jihad,
the culturally similar but pastoral or nomadic Fulani intermarried
with the more settled Habe farmers, and the people of the Emirate today are generally
known as Hausa-Fulani. The government of the Zaria Emirate differed
from other emirates created at this time in that offices were rarely
hereditary, but were appointed based on merit or obligation.
Rulers
Zazzau Hausa kingdom.
Rulers of the Hausa kingdom:
Start
|
End
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Ruler
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1696
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1701
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Bako III dan Musa
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1701
|
1703
|
Ishaq
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1703
|
1704
|
Burema II Ashakuka
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1704
|
1715
|
Bako IV dan Sunkuru
|
1715
|
1726
|
Muhamman dan Gunguma
|
1726
|
1733
|
Uban Bawa
|
1733
|
1734
|
Muhamman Gani
|
1734
|
1734
|
Abu Muhammadu Gani
|
1734
|
1737
|
Dan Ashakuka
|
1737
|
1757
|
Muhamman Abu III
|
1757
|
1759
|
Bawo
|
1759
|
1764
|
Yunusa
|
1764
|
1767
|
Yaqub
|
1767
|
1773
|
Aliyu
|
1773
|
1779
|
Cikkoku
|
1779
|
1782
|
Muhamman Mai Gamo
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1782
|
November 1806
|
Ishaq Jatau
|
November 1806
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December 1808
|
Muhammad Makau dan Ishaq Jatau
|
Independent
Fulani rulers
Rulers of the independent Fulani emirate:
Start
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End
|
Ruler
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31 December 1808
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17 May 1821
|
Malam Musa ibn Suleiman Ibn Muhammad
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June 1821
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1835
|
Yamusa ibn Mallam Kilba
|
1835
|
18 December 1846
|
Abd al-Karim ibn Abbas
|
6 January 1847
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28 February 1847
|
Hammada ibn Yamusa
|
15 Apr 1847
|
Apr 1854
|
Muhammad Sani ibn Yamusa
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Apr 1854
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Dec 1854
|
Sidi `Abd al-Qadir ibn Musa
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Jan 1855
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5 Aug 1856
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Abd as-Salam ibn Muhammad Ka'i
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21 Sep 1856
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Oct/Nov 1870
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Abd Allah ibn Hammada (1st time)
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22 Nov 1870
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Jun/Jul 1873
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Abu Bakr ibn Musa (d. 1873)
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Aug/Sep 1873
|
Nov/Dec 1878
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Abd Allah ibn Hammada (2nd time)
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26 Dec 1878
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Jan 1888
|
Muhammad Sambo ibn Abd al-Karim
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Jan 1888
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13 Feb 1897
|
Uthman Yero ibn Abd Allah (d. 1897)
|
17 Apr 1897
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Mar 1903
|
Muhammad Lawal Kwassau ibn Uthman Yero
|
Colonial period and later rulers
Rulers of the independent Fulani emirate:
Start
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End
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Ruler
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March 1903
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8 April 1903
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Sulayman (regent from 11 Sep 1902)
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8 April 1904
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9 November 1920
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Ali ibn Abd al-Qadir (d. 1924)
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1920
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1924
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Dallatu ibn Uthman Yero
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1924
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1936
|
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Lawal Kwassau (b. c.1886 - d. 1936)
|
1936
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August 1959
|
Malam Jafar ibn Ishaq (b. 1891 - d. 1959)
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September 1959
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4 February 1975
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Muhammad al-Amin ibn Uthman (b. 1908 - d. 1975)
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8 February 1975
|
Shehu ibn Idris (b. 1936)
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Thanks for your contribution,please can you text me the biography of HRH Father Auta Sambo Popularly known as Idris.
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