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Bauchi emirate
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
| State | Bauchi State | ||
The Bauchi Emirate was founded by Fula in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British "protection" in the colonial era, and is now denoted a traditional state.
Before the Fulani jihad the Bauchi region was inhabited by a large number of small tribes, some of whom spoke languages related to Hausa, and some of whom were Moslems. The province of Bauchi was conquered between 1809 and 1818 by Fula warriors led by one Yakoba, the son of a local Gerawa ruler who had been educated at Sokoto and had studied under Usman dan Fodio.[1] The emirate remained under Fula rule until 1902 when a British expedition occupied the capital without fighting. The British abolished the slave trade, which had flourished until then, and appointed a new emir, who died a few months later. In 1904 the emir who had succeeded took the oath of allegiance to the British crown.[2]
Rulers of the Bauchi state, titled Lamido, were:[3]
| Start | End | Ruler |
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| 1805 | 1845 | Yaqubu I dan Dadi (b. 1753 - d. 1845) |
| 1845 | 1877 | Ibrahima dan Yaqubu |
| 1877 | 1883 | Usman dan Ibrahima |
| 1883 | 1902 | Umaru dan Salamanu |
| 1902 | Muhammadu dan Ibrahima (d. 1902) | |
| 1903 | 1907 | Hasan dan Mamudu (d. 1907) |
| 1907 | 1941 | Ya`qubu II dan Usman (d. 1941) |
| 1941 | 28 Sep 1954 | Yaqubu III dan Umaru |
| May 1955 | 1998 | Adama Jumba dan Yaqubu |
| 1998 | 24 July 2010 | Suleiman Adamu (d. 24 July 2010 aged 77)[4] |
| 29 July 2010 | Rilwanu Suleimanu Adamu (b. 1970)[5] |