Abuja

A city in central Nigeria. Originating as a revived heir to the old Zazzau Emirate in the early 19th century, it was never fully incorporated into the Fulani Jihad Empire. In 1991 it was named the capital of the state, to replace the port of Lagos.

Ruler Name	Start Year	End Year	Notes	Kingdom
To Zuba (see Zaria)	??	1804		Abuja
To Sokoto	1804	1828		Abuja
Muhammadu Makau dan Ishaqu Jatau	1804	1825	d. 1825	Abuja
Jatau Abu Ja dan Ishaqu Jatau	1825	1851	d. 1851	Abuja
Abu Kwaka Dogon Sarki dan Ishaqu Jatau	1851	1877	d. 1877	Abuja
Ibrahim Iyalai Dodon Gwari dan Jatau	1877	1902	d. 1902	Abuja
To Great Britain	1902	1960		Abuja
Muhammad Gani dan Abu Kwaka	1902	1917		Abuja
Musa Angulu dan Ibrahim	1917	1944	d. 1944	Abuja
Sulaimanu Barau dan Muhammad Gani	1944	1979	d. 1979	Abuja
To Nigeria	1960	Present	Named Capital of Nigeria. Emirate renamed Suleja.	Abuja
Malam Ibrahim Dodo Musa	1979	1993	d. 1993	Abuja
Awwal Ibrahim	1993	1994		Abuja
Bashir Sulaiman Barau	1994	2000		Abuja
Awwal Ibrahim	r. 2000	Present		Abuja

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