Atuma
Sarkin Kano
Reign1452
PredecessorAbdullahi Burja
SuccessorYakubu
HouseBagauda Dynasty
FatherDakauta

Atuma was a Sultan of Kano who reigned for only 7 days in 1452.[1][2]

Biography in the Kano Chronicle

Below is a biography of Atuma from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle.[2]

The 18th Sarki was Atuma, son of Dakauta. He was king for 7 days only.

He was turned out of the office of Sarki, for fear of trouble with the Galadima Dauda.

References

  1. Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Herbert Richmond, ed. (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 38, pp. 58–98 via Internet Archive; in Google Books. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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