Atuma (sultan)

Atuma
Sarkin Kano
Reign1452
PredecessorDakauta
SuccessorYakubu
HouseBagauda Dynasty
FatherDakauta

Atuma was a Sultan of Kano who reigned for only 7 days in 1452.[1][2]

Biography in the Kano Chronicle

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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

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  1. ^ Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
  2. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Preceded by Sarkin Kano
1452
Succeeded by