Atuma (sultan)
Appearance
Atuma | |
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Sarkin Kano | |
Reign | 1452 |
Predecessor | Dakauta |
Successor | Yakubu |
House | Bagauda Dynasty |
Father | Dakauta |
Atuma was a Sultan of Kano who reigned for only 7 days in 1452.[1][2]
Biography in the Kano Chronicle
[edit]Below is a biography of Atuma from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle.[2]
The 18th Sarki was Atuma, son of Dakauta. He was king for 7 days only.
He was turned out of the office of Sarki, for fear of trouble with the Galadima Dauda.
References
[edit]- ^ Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
- ^ a b Palmer, Herbert Richmond, ed. (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 38, pp. 58–98 – via Internet Archive; in Google Books.
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