# List of rulers of Kano

This is a list of rulers of Kano since the establishment of the Bagauda Dynasty in 998. The early rulers are known almost exclusively from a single source, the Kano Chronicle, which was composed in the late 19th century.

## Bagauda dynasty (998–1809)

Names and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (1989):

### Kings (998 – 1349)

| # | Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
| 1 | Bagauda (or Yakano) | December 999 | January 1063 |
| 2 | Warisis (or Warisi) | January 1063 | January 1095 |
| 3 | Gajemasu (or Gijimasu) | January 1095 | November 1133 |
| 4 | Nawata (joint ruler with twin brother Gawata) | November 1133 | October 1135 |
| 5 | Gawata (joint ruler with twin brother Nawata) | November 1133 | October 1135 |
| 6 | Yusa (or Tsaraki) | October 1135 | December 1193 |
| 7 | Naguji | December 1193 | May 1247 |
| 8 | Gujjua (or Gugua) | May 1247 | January 1290 |
| 9 | Shekarau I (or Shekkarau I) | January 1290 | July 1307 |
| 10 | Tsamiya (or Tsamia; also Barandamasu) | July 1307 | June 1343 |
| 11 | Usmanu Zamnagawa | June 1343 | March 1349 |

### Sultans (1349 – 1807)

| # | Name | Reign Start | Reign End |
| 12 | Yaji I | March 1349 | February 1385 |
| 13 | Bugaya | February 1385 | December 1390 |
| 14 | Kanejeji | December 1390 | May 1410 |
| 15 | Umaru | May 1410 | January 1421 |
| 16 | Dauda | January 1421 | January 1438 |
| 17 | Abdullahi Burja | January 1438 | January 1452 |
| 18 | Dakauta | January 1452 (One night) | January 1452 (One night) |
| 19 | Atuma | January 1452 | February 1452 |
| 20 | Yakubu | February 1452 | September 1463 |
| 21 | Muhammad Rumfa | September 1463 | August 1499 |
| 22 | Abdullahi | August 1499 | May 1509 |
| 23 | Muhammad Kisoki | May 1509 | August 1565 |
| 24 | Yakufu | August 1565 | 1565 |
| 26 | Abu Bakr Kado | 1565 | May 1573 |
| 27 | Muhammad Shashere | May 1573 | January 1582 |
| 28 | Muhammad Zaki | January 1582 | December 1618 |
| 29 | Muhammad Nazaki | December 1618 | November 1623 |
| 30 | Kutumbi | November 1623 | January 1648 |
| 31 | Alhaji | January 1648 | January 1649 |
| 32 | Shekkarau II | January 1649 | December 1651 |
| 33 | Muhammad Kukuna | December 1651 | December 1652 |
| 34 | Soyaki | December 1652 | December 1652 |
| – | Muhammad Kukuna (Restored) | December 1652 | September 1660 |
| 35 | Bawa | September 1660 | 1670 |
| 36 | Dadi | 1670 | May 1703 |
| 37 | Muhammad Sharefa | May 1703 | July 1731 |
| 38 | Kumbari | July 1731 | February 1743 |
| 39 | Alhaji Kabe | February 1743 | May 1753 |
| 40 | Yaji II | May 1753 | May 1768 |
| 41 | Babba Zaki | May 1768 | February 1776 |
| 42 | Dauda Abasama II | February 1776 | December 1781 |
| 43 | Muhammad Alwali II | December 1781 | March 1805 |

## Suleiman's reign (1807–1819)

| # | Name | Reign Start | Reign End | Notes |
| 1 | Suleimanu dan Aba Hama | 1807 | 1819 | Shehu Suleiman dan Aba Hama from the Fulani Mundubawa clan led the Jihad of Usman dan Fodio in Kano, and overthrew the almost eight-centuries-old Bagauda dynasty. He pledged allegiance to the Sokoto Caliphate and became the first emir of the Kano Emirate. He was a wise and just king. |

## Dabo dynasty (1819–present)

| # | Name | Reign Start | Reign End | Notes |
| 2 | Ibrahim Dabo dan Mahmudu | 1819 | 1846 | Shehu Ibrahim Dabo from the Fulani Sullubawa clan was a mystic and scholar. He is the eponymous founder of the Dabo dynasty as the khalifa of Emir Suleiman which has ruled Kano for over two hundred years. |
| 3 | Usman I Maje Ringim dan Dabo | 1846 | 1855 | Son of Dabo |
| 4 | Abdullahi Maje Karofi dan Dabo | 1855 | 1883 | Son of Dabo |
| 5 | Muhammadu Bello dan Dabo | 1883 | 1893 | Son of Dabo |
| 6 | Muhammadu Tukur dan Bello | 1893 | 1894 | |
| 7 | Aliyu Babba dan Maje Karofi | 1894 | 1903 | Aliyu was on a visit to Sokoto in 1903 when Kano fell to the British during the Battle of Kano. Aliyu gathered his forces on a long march to retake the city but his cavalry was annihilated by the Lord Lugard at the sanguinary Battle of Kwatarkwashi. His brother Wambai Abbas was proclaimed Emir by the British and Aliyu subsequently went on a Mahdist Hijra north into the Sahara but was captured by the French and handed over to the British who exiled him to Yola and then Lokoja |
| 8 | Muhammad Abbass dan Maje Karofi | 1903 | 1919 | First Emir to reign under the Kano Emirate Council. |
| 9 | Usman II dan Maje Karofi | 1919 | 1926 | |
| 10 | Abdullahi Bayero dan Abbas | 1926 | 1953 | Bayero was a scholarly-king who promoted traditional Islamic education and encouraged trade in the city-state |
| 11 | Muhammadu Sanusi I dan Bayero | 1953 | 1963 | Sanusi I was the first Emir to be dethroned by the government |
| 12 | Muhammad Inuwa dan Abbas | April 1963 | October 1963 | Second shortest reign after Sultan Dakauta (who reigned for one night in January 1452) |
| 13 | Ado Bayero (San Kano) dan Abdu Bayero | 1963 | 2014 | Ado Bayero had the longest reign in the royal history of the city-state spanning over five decades. His reign started three years before the fall of the first republic and saw 14 heads of state and 17 state governors. His funeral was the largest gathering in the modern history of northern Nigeria. |
| 14 | Muhammadu Sanusi II dan ciroma Aminu Sanusi Bayero dan Muhammadu Sanusi I | 2014 | 2020 | Sanusi II was the first Sullubawa prince since the 19th century founding of the Dabo dynasty to become emir not through royal primogenitureship. His six-year reign marks also the first to usher in a dynastic generational-shift away from the old regime of 1903; he is the second emir to be dethroned after his grandfather Sir Sanusi I |
| 15 | Aminu dan Ado Bayero | 2020 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Muhammadu Sanusi II dan Nadawaki Aminu dan Muhammadu Sanusi I | 2024 | present | |

## Lineages
### Hausa rulers

Lineage of the Bagauda dynasty :
| Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | Kings of Kano (Sarkin Kano) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bauwo | Bauwo | Bauwo | Bauwo | Bauwo | Bauwo | | | Kaunasu | Kaunasu | Kaunasu | Kaunasu | Kaunasu | Kaunasu | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | 1 Daud Bagoda 999–1063 | | | Saju | Saju | Saju | Saju | Saju | Saju | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | 2 Warisi 1063–1095 | | | Yānas | Yānas | Yānas | Yānas | Yānas | Yānas | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | | | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | 3 Gijimasu 1095–1134 | | | Yankuma or Yankuna | Yankuma or Yankuna | Yankuma or Yankuna | Yankuma or Yankuna | Yankuma or Yankuna | Yankuma or Yankuna |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | 4 Nawata 1134–1136 (co-ruler 1134) | | | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | 4 Gawata co-ruler 1134 | | | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | 5 Yusa Tsaraki 1136–1194 | | | Muntáras or Yankuma | Muntáras or Yankuma | Muntáras or Yankuma | Muntáras or Yankuma | Muntáras or Yankuma | Muntáras or Yankuma | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gijimasu | Gijimasu | Gijimasu | Gijimasu | Gijimasu | Gijimasu | | | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | Munsada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | 6 Naguji 1194–1247 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | 7 Gugua 1247–1290 | | | | | Tsaraki | Tsaraki | Tsaraki | Tsaraki | Tsaraki | Tsaraki | | | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Salmata | Salmata | Salmata | Salmata | Salmata | Salmata | | | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | 8 Shekkarau I 1290–1307 | | | Kumyerku | Kumyerku | Kumyerku | Kumyerku | Kumyerku | Kumyerku | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maganarku | Maganarku | Maganarku | Maganarku | Maganarku | Maganarku | | | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | 9 Tsamia Barandamasu 1307–1343 | | | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 | 10 Osumanu Zamnagawa 1343–1349 |
| Sultans of Kano | Sultans of Kano | Sultans of Kano | Sultans of Kano | Sultans of Kano | Sultans of Kano | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | 11 Yaji Ali 1349–1385 | | | Aunaka | Aunaka | Aunaka | Aunaka | Aunaka | Aunaka | | | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | 12 Bugaya Mohammad 1349–1385 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yatara | Yatara | Yatara | Yatara | Yatara | Yatara | | | | | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | 13 Kanajeji 1347–1390 | | | | | | | | | Tekidda | Tekidda | Tekidda | Tekidda | Tekidda | Tekidda | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | Auta | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | 14 Umaru 1410–1421 | | | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | 15 Dauda 1421–1438 | | | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | 16 Abdulahi Burja 1438–1452 | | | Tasafi | Tasafi | Tasafi | Tasafi | Tasafi | Tasafi |
| | | | | | | | | | | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | 17 Dakauta 1452 (1 day) (deposed) | | | | | | | | | | | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | 19 Yakubu 1452–1463 | | | Fasima Berana | Fasima Berana | Fasima Berana | Fasima Berana | Fasima Berana | Fasima Berana | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | 18 Atuma 1452 (deposed) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | 20 Mohamma Rimfa 1463–1499 | | | Auwa | Auwa | Auwa | Auwa | Auwa | Auwa | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | 21 Abdulahi 1499–1509 | | | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | | | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | 25 Abubakr Kado 1565–1573 (deposed) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tunus | Tunus | Tunus | Tunus | Tunus | Tunus | | | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | 22 Mohamma Kisoki 1509–1565 | | | Hausatu | Hausatu | Hausatu | Hausatu | Hausatu | Hausatu | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zuhara | Zuhara | Zuhara | Zuhara | Zuhara | Zuhara | | | 23 Yakufu 1565 | 23 Yakufu 1565 | 23 Yakufu 1565 | 23 Yakufu 1565 | 23 Yakufu 1565 | 23 Yakufu 1565 | | | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | | | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | 27 Mohamma Zaki 1582–1618 | | | Kursu | Kursu | Kursu | Kursu | Kursu | Kursu |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | 24 Dauda Abasama I 1565 (exiled) | | | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | 26 Mohamma Shashere 1573–1582 (deposed) | | | Dada | Dada | Dada | Dada | Dada | Dada | | | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | 28 Mohamma Nazaki 1618–1623 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fudima | Fudima | Fudima | Fudima | Fudima | Fudima | | | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | 29 Kutumbi 1623–1648 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fari | Fari | Fari | Fari | Fari | Fari | | | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | 30 Al Haji 1648–1649 (deposed) | | | Goro | Goro | Goro | Goro | Goro | Goro | | |
| | | | | | | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | 31 Shekkarau II 1649–1651 | | | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | Fasuma | | | | | | | | | | | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | 32,34 Mohamma Kukuna 1651–1652 1652–1660 (deposed twice) | | | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis | Lamis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | 33 Soyaki 1652 (deposed) | | | | | | | | | | | Ka Iya Gari | Ka Iya Gari | Ka Iya Gari | Ka Iya Gari | Ka Iya Gari | Ka Iya Gari | | | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | 35 Bawa 1660–1670 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mariamma | Mariamma | Mariamma | Mariamma | Mariamma | Mariamma | | | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | 36 Dadi 1670–1703 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | 37 Mohamma Sharefa 1703–1731 | | | Duki | Duki | Duki | Duki | Duki | Duki | | | Yerduna | Yerduna | Yerduna | Yerduna | Yerduna | Yerduna | | | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | 40 Mohamma Yaji 1753–1768 | | | Baiwa | Baiwa | Baiwa | Baiwa | Baiwa | Baiwa |
| | | Zama Zenabu | Zama Zenabu | Zama Zenabu | Zama Zenabu | Zama Zenabu | Zama Zenabu | | | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | 38 Mohamma Kumbari 1731–1743 | | | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | 41 Babba Zaki 1768–1776 | | | | | | | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | 42 Dauda Abasama II 1776–1781 | | | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 | 43 Mohamma Alwali 1781–1807 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | 39 Alhaji Kabe 1743–1753 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fulani rulers

Tree of Emirs of Kano :
| Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | | | | | | | | | | | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | | | | | | |
| Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | Clan of Mundubawa | | | | | | | | | | | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | Clan of Sullubawa | | | | | | | Aba Hama | Aba Hama | Aba Hama | Aba Hama | Aba Hama | Aba Hama | Mahmudu | Mahmudu | Mahmudu | Mahmudu | Mahmudu | Mahmudu |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 1 Suleimanu 1805–1819 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 | 2 Ibrahim Dabo 1819–1846 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | 3 Usman I Maje Ringim 1846–1855 | | | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 4 Abdullahi Maje Karofi 1855–1883 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 | 5 Muhammadu Bello 1883–1893 |
| 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | 7 Aliyu Babba 1894–1903 | | | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | 8 Muhammadu Abbass 1903–1919 | | | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 9 Shehu Usman II 1919–1926 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 | 6 Muhammadu Tukur 1893–1894 |
| | | | | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | 10 Abdallahi Bayero 1926–1953 | | | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | 12 Muhammadu Inuwa 1963 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | 11 Muhammadu Sanusi I 1954–1963 | | | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | 13 Ado Bayero 1963–2014 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aminu Sanusi | Aminu Sanusi | Aminu Sanusi | Aminu Sanusi | Aminu Sanusi | Aminu Sanusi | | | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | 15 Aminu Ado Bayero 2020–2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | 14 Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II First time 2014–2020 Second time 2024-Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |