Bagauda

Timeline

1. 999–1010Sheme · Kano StateBagauda led his followers into the Kano region from Daura and elsewhere, defeating local chiefs such as the Dirani, Barka, and Gabusani, establishing rule over the Kano plain around 999, building a city at Sheme and proclaiming himself king, becoming one of the earliest political entities among the Hausa states to establish a hereditary kingship system.
2. 1010–1063Sheme · Kano StateAccording to the chronicle, Bagauda ruled at Sheme for about sixty-six years, during which he continued to expand and established a system of hereditary noble titles (such as Dan Buram, Dan Isa); later kings of Kano all claimed descent from his bloodline. He died in 1063 and was succeeded by his son Warisi.