Sarkin Kano na Dabo

E1039551

Sarkin Kano na Dabo is a traditional royal title in the Kano Emirate of northern Nigeria, associated with the ruling Fulani dynasty established by Emir Ibrahim Dabo in the 19th century.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sarkin Kano na Dabo canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
monarchical title
traditional royal title
associatedReligion Sunni Islam
associatedWith Kano Emirate
continuity maintained within Dabo ruling family
country Nigeria
culturalRole custodianship of Kano Islamic and Hausa-Fulani traditions
culturalSignificance symbol of Fulani rulership in Kano
dynasty Fulani dynasty
establishedBy Ibrahim Dabo
ethnicAssociation Fulani
governmentalForm traditional monarchy
hasTitleHolder Emir of Kano
historicalPeriod Sokoto Caliphate era
languageOfTitle Hausa
locatedIn northern Nigeria
linked to: Northern Nigeria
namedAfter Ibrahim Dabo
partOf Northern Nigerian emirate system
politicalRole traditional leadership and arbitration
region Hausaland
religionContext Islam
startTime 19th century
subordinateTo Sultan of Sokoto (historically)
linked to: Sultan of Sokoto
successorTo pre-Fulani Habe rulers of Kano
titleHolderOf Kano Emirate
titleStyle Sarki (king) of Kano from the Dabo line
traditionalAuthorityOver Kano and surrounding areas
usedBy ruling Fulani lineage of Kano
usedIn Kano Emirate traditional hierarchy

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarkin Kano hasAlternativeName Sarkin Kano na Dabo