ZARIA (Emirate)

  
Title: Emir or Sarkin Zaria Religion: Muslim
State: Nigeria Dynasty: Katsinawa (alternates with Bornawa)
Rank in the House of Chiefs: 8th  
   
Present Ruler: HH Emir SHAYKH IDRIS (Katsinawa), 18th Emir of Zaria (1975/-)
 
Predecessors and Short History: Predecessor state of Zazzau founded before 1200, superceded by Zaria in 1808. Rulers were...
  1. Malam MUSA ibn Muhammad 1808/1821
  2. Malam YAMUSA ibn al-Hajji 1821/1835
  3. Emir 'ABD al-KARIM ibn Abbas (Katsinawa) 1835/1846, married and had issue.
    • Emir MUHAMMAD SAMBO (see below)
    • Uthman, married and had issue.
      • HH Emir MUHAMMADU AMINU (qv)
      • HH Emir SHAYKH IDRIS (see above)
  4. Emir HAMMADA ibn Yamusa 1847 (January to February)
  5. Emir MUHAMMAD SANI ibn Yamusa 1847/1854
  6. Emir Sidi `ABD al-QADIR ibn Musa 1854 (April to December)
  7. Emir `ABD as-SALAM ibn Muhammad Ka'i 1855/1856
  8. Emir `ABD ALLAH ibn Hammada 1856/70 and 1873/1878
  9. Emir ABU BAKR ibn Musa 1870/1873, died 1873.
  10. Emir MUHAMMAD SAMBO (Katsinawa) 1878/1888

    11. UNKNOWN, had issue.
    • Emir UTHMAN YERO (qv)
    • Emir MUHAMMAD LAWAL KWASSAU (qv)
    • Emir DALLATU (qv)
    • Ishiyaku
  11. Emir UTHMAN YERO (Bornawa) 1888/1897
  12. Emir MUHAMMAD LAWAL KWASSAU (Bornawa)(brother or son) 1897/1903, married and had issue.
    • Emir IBRAHIM (qv)
  13. Emir ALI ibn 'Abd al-Qadir 1903/1920
  14. Emir DALLATU (Bornawa)(son of Emir Uthman Yero) 1920/1924
  15. Emir IBRAHIM (Bornawa) 1924/1936, Dan Madami Zaria to 1924, died 1936.
  16. Emir MALAM JA'AFARU (Bornawa)(son of Ishiyaku (Ishaq)), 1937/1959, born about 1886, District Head of Zongan Katab to 1937, died August 1959.
  17. HH Emir MUHAMMADU AMINU (Katsinawa) 1959/1975, born 1908, District Head of Sabon Gari -/1959, died 1975.
  18. HH Emir SHAYKH IDRIS (see above)
 
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