''For the Arab Hutaymi tribe, see
Sulluba''
The Sullubawa or Sisulbe are a
Fulani clan that historically featured prominently in the
Jihad of Usman dan Fodio which founded the
Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate (, literally: Caliphate in the Lands of Sudan), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fula jihads, Fulani jihads ...
. The ruling
dynastic houses of
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 ...
and
Katsina Emirate; as well as the
Ringim Emirate and
Karaye Emirate belong to the clan and another amongst the four ruling Houses of
Zazzau Emirate. They are also found in
Kano,
Jigawa,
Katsina and
Sokoto states.
The ancestral origin of the Sullubawa is ''
bilād as-sūdān'' (بلاد السودان) (Sullubawa in Hausa, Sullpe in Fulani language) are the descendants of Ahmed Bah باه (one of the four of Oquba Bin Nafah Alfehri الفهري عقبة بن نافع offspring and the two thousand soldiers (Faman settled in Silla) at Niger river have intermarriage with native residents they are distributed into 18 tribes some of them are: Yallabi يلبي Wlrapi ولربي Sall سال Sullupe Sullubawaسولوبي , Tarnapi تانرابي Oranbi, wallabi and 80 branches related to them.
Sullupi سل , سلب سلسلب of Fulani clan emigrated from Tur Sinai طور سيناء the coted name for Futa Toro فوتا تورو ,which some Fulani tribe tale believe that were they migrated from to Hausa Land and then settled in Gerderga قيدقند between Jammalwal جماألوال and Ged (south Niger & North Nigeria) and their clan title were (Bah) به باه .
Fulani Sullupi were existed in Macina ماسينا territory with their cattle cows long before the arrival of shake شيخ Ahmed Lobo.
They are the main branches of El-Faman ancestors of the Red Fulani of Western Sudan that white army who came from North Africa and settled in Silla since 739 A.D.
They are said to have originated from
Futa Toro, in what is now
Senegal
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, and are cousins with the
Torodbe (Toronkawa) from Sissilo, the husband of Cippowo, a sister of Uthman Toroddo ancestor of
Usman dan Fodio.
Sullubawa fought against the
Hausa kingdoms
Hausa Kingdoms, also known as Hausa Kingdom or Hausaland, was a collection of states ruled by the Hausa people, before the Fulani jihads. It was situated between the Niger River and Lake Chad (modern day northern Nigeria). Hausaland lay betwe ...
in the jihad led by
Usman dan Fodio. They became "hereditary beneficiaries of all positions of authority in all but one
Hausa state".
The clan controlled many of the fiefdoms 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 ...
in the 19th century.
They benefitted from
British colonization and
indirect rule which saw their influence increase.
The Sullubawa later attained positions of power following independence; with one of them
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua becoming
President of Nigeria.
Notable Sullubawas
*
Ibrahim Dabo -
Emir of Kano (1819–46)
*Sarkin Zazzau Abdulsalam -
Emir of Zazzau (1853–1863)
*
Muhammadu Dikko -
Emir of Katsina (1906–44)
*
Usman Nagogo - Emir of Katsina (1944–81)
*
Muhammadu Sanusi I - Emir of Kano (1953–1963)
*
Ado Bayero - Emir of Kano (1963–2014)
*
Musa Yar'Adua -
Minister of Lagos Affairs (
First Republic) and Matawalle of
Katsina
*
Hassan Katsina -
Chief of Army Staff (1966–67), and
Governor of Northern Nigeria (1966–67)
*
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu -
Inspector General of Police (1975–1979)
*
Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman- Emir of
Ringim,
Jigawa State
*
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua -
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters (1976–1979)
*
Mohammed Bello -
Chief Justice of Nigeria (1987–1995)
*
Sanusi Ado Bayero -
Chiroma of
Kano (1990–2015),
Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (2015) and
Wamban of
Kano (2020–present)
*Tijjani Hashim -
Galadima of
Kano (1993–2014)
*
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua -
Governor of Katsina State (1999–2007),
President of Nigeria (2007–2010), and Matawalle of
Katsina.
*
Abdullahi Dikko -
Comptroller-General of Customs (2009–2015)
*
Muhammadu Sanusi II -
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2009–2014), and
Emir of Kano
*
Dan Galadiman Wazirin Zazzau -
District Head of Gabasawa Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria
*
Hadiza Bala Usman - Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (2016–2021)
*
Aminu Ado Bayero - Emir of Kano (2020–2024)
*
Abba Kabir Yusuf - current governor of Kano state
*Tukur Abdulkadir Sulaiman - Among the top 2% most influential scientists in the world (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
*Aliyu Isa Aliyu - Among the top 2% most influential scientists in the world (2021, 2022).
*Ahmad lawal Saulawa-
Computer Engineer
See also
*
Fula jihads
*
Dambazawa
*
Jobawa
References
Kano State
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