Rano Emirate is a second-class emirate located in

Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

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in 2019. It is also one of the oldest settlements in

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, dating back to the 6th century AD. Rano Emirate has a rich and diverse cultural heritage, with historical monuments such as rocks, walls, and palaces. Rano Emirate has historically been part of the

Kano Emirate The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in northern Nigeria formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad when the Muslim Hausa people, Hausa-led Sultanate of Kano was deposed and replaced by a new emirate which became a vassal state of the Sokoto Caliph ...

, which was a

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that emerged from the

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in the early 19th century. Rano Emirate has had three ruling dynasties: the Kwararrafawa, the Habe, and the

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Dissolution and re-establishment

On May 23, 2024, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf dissolved the Rano Emirate along with four other emirates established in 2019 by former governor

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (born 25 December 1949) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He ...

. This action restored the state's traditional structure of a single emirate, reverting to its pre-2019 arrangement. The areas under the Rano Emirate were reintegrated into the Kano Emirate, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency and historical continuity. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II was installed as the Emir of Kano the same day, unifying the leadership and governance under one emirate. This move intended to streamline traditional governance in Kano State. In July of 2024, Rano Emirate was re-established as a second-class emirate under the authority of the

. Rano consists of the

Rano Rano is a Local Government Area and headquarter of Rano Emirate council in Kano State, Nigeria. It's is a local government area in Kano State with administrative headquarters in the town of Rano. The LGA is a Hausa-Fulani community in the south ...

, Kibiya and Bunkure local government areas.

Emirs

* Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo (9 May 2019 - May 2020) *

Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa (; born 1965) was the 2nd Rano (Emirate), Emir of Rano after the death of Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo. Before being appointed as emir of Rano, he served in the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Immigration Servi ...

(May 2020 - May 2024) * Alhaji Muhammad Isa Umar (July 2024 - present)

References

2019 establishments in Africa 2018 disestablishments in Nigeria Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate Hausa history {{Nigeria-hist-stub