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Dabon Dambazau محمد يونس | |
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| Sarkin Ban Kano | |
| Reign | 1819–1845 |
| Tenure | 26 years |
| Predecessor | Haɓe Sarkin Bai |
| Successor | Muhammad Kwairanga |
| Full name | Muhammad Yunusa ibn Umar |
| Native name | Dabo |
| Other titles | Modibbo, Malam, Sheik. |
| Born | Muhammad Yunusa 1764 Damban Ngazargamu, Bornu Empire |
| Died | 1845 Sarkin Bais palace, Dambazau |
| Buried | 1845 Sarkin Bai’s palace, Dambazau, Kano State. |
| Residence | Dambazau Quarters Kano city |
| Family | Dambazawa |
| Spouse(s) | Yagana bint Ali IV ibn Haj Hamdun Fatsumatu bint Ibrahim Dabo |
| Issue | Muhammad Kwairanga, Abuba, Zailani, Abdul Rahman, Musa, Isah, Umaru. |
| Father | Modibbo Umaru |
| Occupation | Islamic Scholar, Business Magnate, Warlord (Jihaadist) and Fief Administrator. |
| Notes | |
| Mazan Dambarwa (The Great struggler) | |
Muhammadu Yunusa, (Arabic: ’’’محمد يونس’’’, romanized: ‘’’Mohammed Yunoos’’’; 1764 – 1845) popularly known as Dabon Dambazau, was a member of the Fulani Islamic revivalists group who waged Islamic revival war (Jihad) on the Kingdom of Kano between 1804 and 1807.[1] He was the first Fulani holder of the noble title of Sarkin Bai of Kano. Prior to his ascension he was the clan leader of the Dambazawa Dayeɓe Fulani Clan, an accomplished Islamic scholar and a business magnate.[2] He was the fifth son of Malam Umaru a Fulani Business man in Borno empire during the reign of Mai Ali IV ibn Haj Hamdun (1755-1793).[3]
- ^ Smith, M.G. (1997). Government in Kano 1350-1950. United States of America: Westview Press. p. 231.
- ^ Bello, Adnan Bawa (2020). Sheik Yunusa Dabon Dambazau da Zuri'arsa (in Hausa). Kano: AMAK Printing Press. p. 6.
- ^ IV, Editorial (2021-04-15). "Day Dambazawa clan remembered their dynasty in Kano". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2022-03-02.