Bello Dan Maliki (1887 – 1926) was the 8th
Etsu Nupe
The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the emirate is the ''Etsu Nupe'', who is the leader of the Nupe people.
History
The old Nupe Kingd ...
''King of Nupe''. His reign lasted from 1916 to 1926.
In 1918, he was the first monarch to have bought a car. At the time roads were not constructed in
Bida, and the whole community of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
and the emirate benefited from the car.
He belonged to the
Usman Zaki ruling house of
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, ...
Nupe
Nupe or NUPE may refer to:
*Nupe people, of Nigeria
*Nupe language, their language
* Nupe River, in the Huánuco Region, Peru
* Bida Emirate, also known as the Nupe Kingdom, their former state
*A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in the Uni ...
rulings dynasty.
Further reading
*''The Nupe and their creed'', Sir Nigfred, German institute of linguistic, Germany. 1957
Notes
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Etsu Nupe
Emirs of Bida
1887 births
1926 deaths