List of Sultans of Sokoto
List of Sultans
As mentioned above, the Sultans were also styled Amir al-Mu´minin and Sarkin Musulmi ("King of the Muslims", basically the autochthonous form of the former, which is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims); Mai, occurring in various Sultans' surnames, is another autochthonous title.

List of Sultans of Sokoto

Section Title: List of Sultans
Table Section Text: As mentioned above, the Sultans were also styled Amir al-Mu´minin and Sarkin Musulmi ("King of the Muslims", basically the autochthonous form of the former, which is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims); Mai, occurring in various Sultans' surnames, is another autochthonous title.

#	Name	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Lineage

1	Muhammed Bello	1781 Unknown – 1837 Wurno (aged 58)	21 April 1817	25 October 1837	Son of Usman dan Fodio

2	Abubakar I Atiku	1782 Unknown – 1842 Sokoto (aged 60)	26 October 1837	23 November 1842	Son of Usman dan Fodio

3	Ali Babba bin Bello	1808 Unknown – 1859 Sokoto (aged 51)	30 November 1842	21 October 1859	Son of Muhammed Bello

4	Ahmadu Atiku	24 October 1859	2 November 1866	Son of Abu Bakr Atiku

5	Aliu Karami	6 November 1866	18 October 1867	Son of Muhammed Bello

6	Ahmadu Rufai	21 October 1867	12 March 1873	Son of Usman dan Fodio

7	Abubakar II Atiku na Raba	16 March 1873	28 March 1877	Son of Muhammed Bello

8	Mu'azu	6 April 1877	26 September 1881	Son of Muhammed Bello

9	Umaru bin Ali	3 October 1881	25 March 1891	Son of Ali Babba bin Bello

10	Abderrahman dan Abi Bakar	25 March 1891	10 October 1902	Son of Abu Bakr I Atiku

11	Muhammadu Attahiru I	13 October 1902	15 March 1903	Son of Ahmadu Atiku

12	Muhammadu Attahiru II	21 March 1903	1915	Son of Ali Babba bin Bello

13	Muhammadu dan Ahmadu	1915	1924	Son of Ahmadu Atiku

14	Muhammadu dan Muhammadu	1924	1931	Son of Muhammadu dan Ahmadu

15	Hasan dan Mu'azu Ahmadu	1931	1938	Son of Mu'azu

16	Siddiq Abubakar III	15 March 1903 Dange – 1 November 1988 Sokoto (aged 85)	1938	1988	Grandson of Mu'azu

17	Ibrahim Dasuki	23 December 1923 Dogondaji 14 November 2016 Abuja (aged 93)	6 November 1988	20 April 1996 (deposed)	Great-great-grandson of Uthman dan Fodio

18	Muhammadu Maccido	20 April 1926 Dange Shuni – 29 October 2006 (near Abuja) (aged 80)	20 April 1996	29 October 2006	Son of Siddiq Abubakar III

19	Sa'adu Abubakar	24 August 1956 Sokoto –	2 November 2006	Current	Son of Siddiq Abubakar III

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Siddiq Abubakar III served as the sultan of Sokoto between 1938 and 1988.

final_sentence: Siddiq Abubakar III served as the sultan of Sokoto between 1938 and 1988.