GOVERNOR UBS SANI APPROVES CREATION OF HAUSA DYNASTY IN ZAZZAU EMIRATE

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In a landmark decision with deep historical significance, the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Uba Sani, has approved plans to establish a Hausa Royal Dynasty (Hausa Dynasty) within the Zazzau Emirate. This move is widely seen as a bold step toward restoring historical balance, justice, and inclusiveness in the traditional leadership structure of Zaria.

Background: Existing Dynasties in Zazzau

Since the Sokoto Jihad of the 19th century, the Zazzau Emirate has been dominated exclusively by Fulani ruling houses. At present, there are four recognized dynasties, all of Fulani origin:

• Fulata Borno – Gidan Barebari
• Fulata Katsina – Gidan Katsinawa
• Fulata Mali – Mallawa Dynasty
• Fulata Silsibe – Gidan Sullubawa

For over two centuries, indigenous Hausa lineages—despite being the founders of the Zazzau Kingdom—have remained excluded from legitimate access to the throne.

The Fifth Dynasty: Gidan Hausawa

Governor Uba Sani’s approval introduces a fifth royal house, to be known as the Hausa Dynasty (Gidan Hausawa). The primary objective is to ensure fairness, historical justice, and equal opportunity in the succession to the Zazzau throne.

Crucially, this new dynasty will provide a legitimate pathway for descendants of Sultan Muhammadu Isiyaku Bawa Jatau, the original Hausa founder of the Zazzau Kingdom, to contest for the emirship of Zaria—an inheritance historically denied them.

Many observers and hausas have praised the governor’s decision as courageous, reconciliatory, and long overdue. According to reliable insider sources, the process is already underway.

Historical Clarification on the Jatau Lineage

Historical records confirm that Sarkin Zazzau Muhammadu Makau left no direct descendants. However, succession continued through the Jatau lineage:

After the Fulani-led attack on Sarkin Zazzau Muhammadu Makau and his entourage during an Eid day assault in Zaria, Makau led a migration to the southern part of the Zazzau domain.

Upon Makau’s death, he was succeeded by his brother Abu Jatau (Abuja).

Abu Jatau was later succeeded by Abu Kwakwa, both sons of Sarkin Zazzau Malam Isiyaku Bawa Jatau (though from different mothers).

These two rulers established the royal lineages that later became prominent in Zazzau–Abuja (Suleja).

From this lineage descended Sarkin Abuja Mamman Gani, son of Abu Kwakwa. During colonial rule, Mamman Gani was deposed by the British and chose to return to Zaria, the ancestral homeland of his forefathers.

At the time, Sarkin Zazzau Alu Dan Sidi Bamalli was on the throne. Historical accounts note that Mamman Gani and Alu Dan Sidi shared scholarly ties, having studied together in places such as Kontagora and other centers of learning. This relationship facilitated Mamman Gani’s resettlement in Zaria.

He initially settled near Kofar Kuyambana, later moving closer to Albarkawa, then to Gidan Dutse, and finally back to Zage-Zage, the original ancestral home of the Jatau family.

Mamman Gani married in Zaria and had descendants, including:

Malam Suleiman

Malam Abdullahi

Professor Muhammad Shafiu Abdullahi Dangatakan

A Historic Turning Point

The recognition of a Hausa Dynasty in Zazzau represents a potential turning point in the emirate’s history one that acknowledges indigenous ownership, heals historical grievances, and promotes unity through justice.

Many Hausas, historians, and community leaders have described Governor Uba Sani’s decision as “an act worthy of praise”, emphasizing that true peace and legitimacy in traditional institutions can only be achieved through fairness and historical truth.

This is not just a political decision it is a restoration of history.

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