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Muhammad Rumfa

Type Figure Region West Africa Time c. 1440–1499 Also known as Muhammad Rumfa、Muhammad ibn Uthman、穆罕默德·伊本·奥斯曼

Muhammad Rumfa (dates unknown, reigned 1463–1499) was the ninth emir of the Hausa city-state of Kano of the Kano (Kurawa) dynasty.

Timeline

  1. 1463–1470Kano · KanoHe inherited the emirate in 1463, consolidating control over Kano city and surrounding Hausa settlements, reorganizing court administration and the tax system, laying the groundwork for later urban expansion and scholarly development.
  2. 1471–1480Kano · KanoHe greatly expanded Kano's walls and urban area, recruited Islamic jurists and scholars (such as Muhammad Abdullahi Idris), applied Islamic law in justice and ritual, and strengthened Kano's position as a hub on trans-Saharan trade routes.
  3. 1481–1499Kano · KanoHe continued to maintain relations with neighboring Hausa city-states and the Songhai Empire, consolidating Kano's standing as a center of textile, leather and salt trade; he died in 1499 and was succeeded by his son Abdullahi.

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