The Past to Present Emir of the Sokoto Caliphate.

The Past to Present Emir of the Sokoto Caliphate. Sultans were also styled Amir al-Mu´minin and Sarkin Musulmi ("King of the Muslims", basically the auto chthonous form of the former, which is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims); Mai, occurring in various Sultans' surnames, is another auto chthonous title. # Name Birth and death Reign started Reign ended Lineage 1 Muhammed Bello 1781 Unknown – 1837 Wurno (aged 58) 21 April 1817 25 October 1837 Son of Usman dan Fodio 2 Abubakar I Atiku 1782 Unknown – 1842 Sokoto (aged 60) 26 October 1837 23 November 1842 Son of Usman dan Fodio 3 Ali Babba bin Bello 1808 Unknown – 1859 Sokoto (aged 51) 30 November 1842 21 October 1859 Son of Muhammed Bello 4 Ahmadu Atiku 24 October 1859 2 November 1866 Son of Abu Bakr Atiku 5 Aliu Karami 6 November 1866 18 October 1867 Son of Muhammed Bello 6 Ahmadu Rufai 21 October 1867 12 March 1873 Son of Usman dan Fodio 7 Abubakar II Atiku na Raba 16 March 1873 28 March 1877 Son of Muhammed Bello 8 Mu'azu 6 April 1877 26 September 1881 Son of Muhammed Bello 9 Umaru bin Ali 3 October 1881 25 March 1891 Son of Ali Babba bin Bello 10 Abderrahman dan Abi Bakar 25 March 1891 10 October 1902 Son of Abu Bakr I Atiku 11 Muhammadu Attahiru I 13 October 1902 15 March 1903 Son of Ahmadu Atiku 12 Muhammadu Attahiru II 21 March 1903 1915 Son of Ali Babba bin Bello 13 Muhammadu dan Ahmadu 1915 1924 Son of Ahmadu Atiku 14 Muhammadu dan Muhammadu 1924 1931 Son of Muhammadu dan Ahmadu 15 Hasan dan Mu'azu Ahmadu 1931 1938 Son of Mu'azu 16 Siddiq Abubakar III 15 March 1903 Dange – 1 November 1988 Sokoto (aged 85) 1938 1988 Grandson of Mu'azu 17 Ibrahim Dasuki 23 December 1923 Dogondaji - 14 November 2016 Abuja (aged 93) 6 November 1988 20 April 1996 (deposed) Great-great-grandson of Uthman dan Fodio[2] 18 Muhammadu Maccido 20 April 1926 Dange Shuni – 29 October 2006 (near Abuja) (aged 80) 20 April 1996 29 October 2006 Son of Siddiq Abubakar III 19 Sa'adu Abubakar 24 August 1956 Sokoto – 2 November 2006 Current Son of Siddiq Abubakar III Genealogical Tree of the Sultans of Sokoto. Mallam Muhammadu Fodio 1 Usman dan Fodio 1804–1815 Abdullahi dan Fodio Emir of Gwandu 2 Muhammed Bello 1817–1837 3 Abubakar I Atiku 1837–1842 6 Ahmadu Rufai 1867–1873 Muhammed Buhari 4 Ali Babba bin Bello 1842–1859 7 Aliu Karami 1866–1867 8 Abubakar II Atiku na Raba 1873–1877 9 Mu'azu Ahmadu 1877-1881 Umaru Ngwamatse Emir of Kontagora 5 Ahmadu Atiku 1859–1866 11 Abder Rahman Atiku 1891–1902 Abdullahi Barau 10 Umaru bin Ali 1881–1891 13 Muhammadu Attahiru II 1903–1915 16 Hasan dan Mu'azu Ahmadu 1931–1938 Usman Shehu 12 Muhammadu Attahiru I 1902–1903 14 Muhammadu Maiturare 1915-1924 Haliru Ibn Barau 17 Siddiq Abubakar III 1938–1988 15 Muhammadu Tambari 1924–1931 18 Ibrahim Dasuki 1988–1996 19 Muhammadu Maccido 1996–2006 20 Sa'adu Abubakar 2006–Present.