Nawata and Gawata
| Nawata and Gawata | |
|---|---|
| Sarkin Kano | |
| Reign | 1134-1136 |
| Predecessor | Gijimasu |
| Successor | Yusa |
| House | Bagauda Dynasty |
| Father | Gijimasu |
| Mother | Munsada |
Nawata and Gawata were the Kings of Kano from 1134 to 1136. They were the twin sons of Gijimasu and Munsada.[1][2]
Reign
[edit]The twin kings ruled jointly over Kano until one of them (the Kano Chronicle did not mention which one of the twins) died 7 months after he ascended the throne. The other twin died in 1136 after ruling alone for 17 months.[2]
Succession
[edit]The twin kings were succeeded in 1136 by their brother Yusa, also known as Tsaraki.[2]
Biography in the Kano Chronicle
[edit]Below is a biography of Nawata and Gawata from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle.[2]
The rule of the twins Nawata and Gawata, children of Gijimasu, was the 4th reign. Their mother was Munsada. Together they ruled the city of Kano for 7 months; then one of them died; the other was left. The remaining one ruled 1 year and 5 months, and then he died.
Altogether they ruled 2 years.
References
[edit]- ^ Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
- ^ a b c d 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.
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