Lapai Emirate
Lapai | |
|---|---|
Emirate | |
  Lapai Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates:8°49′N6°41′E/ 8.817°N 6.683°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Niger State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Traditional state |
| • Etsu | Umaru Bago Tafida |
TheLapai Emirate,today inNigeria,is a traditional state that lies near theGurara River,a tributary to theNiger River,formerly originally inhabited whereGbari People,and presently came under the power of Nupe people, covering roughly the same area as the modernLapailocal government area.
In the 1790s theNupe Kingdomwas a rising power in the region and had taken Lapai fromOyo.However, with the onslaught of theFulani Jihadtheir lands, including Lapai, were conquered by theSokoto Caliphate.[1] The people of the region became subject to the Hausa kingdom ofZazzau.After 1804 they came under theFulaniemirate ofZaria,part of the realm of the emir ofGwandu.The Lapai emirate was separated from the emirates ofZariaandAgaiein 1825.[2] The emirate was founded in 1828 when Mallam Baba sent his Lieutenant Daudu Muza to subjugate the area. Daudu was successful, but kept the land for himself.[3] The emirate remained a tributary to theGwanduemirate until 1903, when the British took control.[4]
Rulers
[edit]The emirate remains in existence, although it was subject first to British colonial rule and later to civilian or military rule of the independent state of Nigeria. Emirs were:[5]
- Da'udu Maza dan Jaura (1825 - 1832)
- Yamuza dan Jaura (1832 - 1835)
- Baji dan Jaura (1835 - 1838)
- Jantabu dan Jaura (1838 - 1874)
- `Atiqu dan Jantabu (1874 - 1875)
- Bawa dan Jantabu (1875 - 1893)
- `Abd al-Qadiri dan (1893 - 1907)
- Ibrahim dan Jantabu (1907 - 1923)
- `Aliyu Gana dan `Abd al-Qadiri (1923 - Apr 1937)
- `Umaru dan Ibrahim (1937 - Nov 1954)
- Muhammadu Kobo dan `Aliyu Gana(1954 - 13 Jun 2002)
- Umaru Bago Tafida(10 Aug 2002)
References
[edit]- ^Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton (2008).A history of Nigeria.Cambridge University Press. p. 75.ISBN0-521-68157-X.
- ^"Agaie".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved2010-09-01.
- ^Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene(1972).Gazetteers of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria: The Central Kingdoms: Kontagora, Nassarawa, Nupe, Ilorin.Routledge. p. 38.ISBN0-7146-2935-9.
- ^"Gwandu".Kingdoms of Nigeria.Retrieved2010-09-01.
- ^"Traditional States of Nigeria".World Statesmen.com.Retrieved2010-09-01.