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Also called Fumbina or Yola. A Fulani emirate (the easternmost, in fact) astride the Nigeria-Cameroon frontier, in the valley of the upper Benue River, south of the Mandara Mountains. The capital from 1841 was Yola, 200 miles (320 km.) east-southeast of Bauchi.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
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Modibo Adama bi Ardo Hasana | 1806 | 1847 | Adamawa | ||
Hamidu bi Adama | 1847 | 1847 | Regent | Adamawa | |
Muhammadu Lawal bi Adama | 1847 | 1872 | Adamawa | ||
Umaru Sanda bi Adama | 1872 | 1890 | Adamawa | ||
Zubayru bi Adama | 1890 | 1901 | Adamawa | ||
To Great Britain | 1901 | 1961 | Adamawa | ||
Baba Ahmadu bi Adama | 1901 | 1909 | d. 1916 | Adamawa | |
Muhammad Yarima Iya be Sanda | 1909 | 1910 | Adamawa | ||
Muhammad Abba bi Baba Ahmadu | 1910 | 1924 | Adamawa | ||
To British Cameroons | 1916 | 1961 | Adamawa | ||
Muhammad Bello Mai Gari bi Ahmadu Boboa | 1924 | 1928 | Adamawa | ||
Muhammad Mustafa bi Muhammad Abba | 1928 | 1946 | Adamawa | ||
Yarima Ahmadu bi Muhammad Bello | 1946 | 1953 | Adamawa | ||
Aliyu Mustafa bi Muhammad Mustafa | 1953 | 2010 | Adamawa | ||
To Nigeria | 1961 | Present | Adamawa | ||
Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa | 2010 | Present | Adamawa |
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