Gumel
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Gumel (also spelt Gummel) is a town in Jigawa, Nigeria.
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A traditional emirate in northern Jigawa state, northern Nigeria. The emirate was founded about 1750 by Dan Juma of Kano city (75 miles [121 km] southwest) and his followers of the Manga (Mangawa) tribe. Shortly after his death in 1754, it became a tributary state of the Bornu kingdom. The emirate survived the Fulani attacks of Usman dan Fodio's jihad (“holy war”) in the early 19th century and never became part of the Fulani empire of Sokoto. In 1845 Gumel's capital was moved from Tumbi (20 miles north in present-day Niger) to the present site. Wars with nearby Hadejia, Kano, and Zinder (Damagaram) plagued the emirate from 1828; the war with Hadejia continued until Gumel's emir, Abdullahi, was killed in battle in 1872. Slave raids toward the end of the century by Damagaram further depopulated Gumel. Emir Ahmadu submitted to the British in 1903, and the Gumel emirate was incorporated into Kano province. In 1976 it became part of Kano state, and since 1991 it has been part of Jigawa state.
The current Emir of Gumel, HRH Alh. Ahmed Mohammed Sani II is the 16th Emir of Gumel. The Emir is a graduate of Political Science, Ohio State University United States of America and has been in office since 1981.
The Emir's Palace is accessible only to those invited by the Emir, members of the Royal family and officials of the Royal court (the emirate council also called the Majlis)
The Gumel Emirate Family Tree
Gumel 1749 Gumel state founded. 1903 Part of British Northern Nigeria Protectorate.
Emirs 1749 - 1754 Dan Juma I dan Musa 1754 - 1760 Adamu Karro dan Digadiga Karro (d. 1760) 1760 - 1777 Dan Juma II dan Digadiga Karro 1777 - 1804 Maikota dan Adam Karro (d. 1804) 1804 - 1811 Kalgo dan Maikota (d. 1811) 1811 - 1828 Dan Auwa dan Maikota (d. 1828) 1828 - 1851 Muhamman Dan Tanoma dan Maikota (d. 1851) 1851 - 1853 Ceri dan Muhamman Dan Tanoma (1st time) 1853 - 1855 Muhamman Atu dan Dan Auwa 1855 - 1861 Ceri dan Muhamman Dan Tanoma (2nd time) 1861 - 1872 `Abd Allahi dan Muhamman Dan Tanoma (d. 1872) 1872 - 1896 Abu Bakar dan Muhamman Dan Tanoma (d. 1896) 1896 - 1915 Ahmadu dan Abi Bakar 1915 - 1944 Muhamman na Kota dan Ahmadu (d. 1944) May 1944 - 1981 Maina Muhamman dan Muhamman na Kota (b. 1912) 1981 - Ahmad Muhammad Sani dan Maina Muhamman
