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Osumanupronunciation (also known as Usman I or Usman I Maje Ringim dan Dabo)pronunciation was an Emir of Kano who reigned from 1846 to 1855.

Biography in the Kano Chronicle

Below is a biography of Osumanu from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle.

The 46th Sarki was Osumanu, son of Dabo. His mother was Shekara. The first act of his reign was to build a house for Shekara at Tafassa with a big room the like of which was never seen before. Shekara was called "the mistress of the big room."

Osumanu was a learned and good man and generous. He was called "The skin of cold water."

The Galadima Abdulahi obtained in his time almost as much power as the Sarki, while Osuman was like his Waziri. There was no war in his time except with Hadeijia. He built a house at Gogel and had a farm there. In his time mallams obtained great honour—among them Mallam Ba-Abseni, and others. In Osumanu's time Sarkin Dussi Bello revolted, but the Sarki enticed him to Kano and deposed him. Highway robbers were very numerous because Osuman was so good-tempered and merciful. He could not bring himself to cut a man's hand off nor, because he was so pitiful, could he cut a robber's throat. He was called "Jatau rabba kaya."

There was no Sarki like him for generosity.

He ruled Kano 9 years and 10 months.

— Kano Chronicle

References

1. Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
2. ^ Palmer, Herbert Richmond, ed. (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 38, pp. 58–98 – via Internet Archive; in Google Books. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Kingdom of Kano	Bagauda Dynasty Bagauda Warisi Gijimasu Nawata Gawata Yusa Naguji Gujjua Shekarau I Tsamiya Usmanu Zamnagawa
Sultanate of Kano	Bagauda Dynasty Yaji I Bugaya Kanejeji Umaru Dauda Abdullahi Burja Dakauta Atuma Yakubu Muhammad Rumfa Abdullahi Muhammad Kisoki Yakufu Dauda Abasama I Abu Bakr Kado Muhammad Shashere Muhammad Zaki Muhammad Nazaki Kutumbi Al-Hajj Shekkarau II Muhammad Kukuna Soyaki Bawa Dadi Muhammad Sharefa Kumbari Alhaji Kabe Yaji II Babba Zaki Dauda Abasama II Muhammad Alwali II
Emirate of Kano	Mundubawa Dynasty Sulaimanu Dabo Dynasty Ibrahim Dabo Usman I Maje Ringim Abdullahi Maje Karofi Muhammadu Bello Muhammadu Tukur Aliyu Babba Muhammad Abbass Usman II Abdullahi Bayero Muhammadu Sanusi I Muhammad Inuwa Ado Bayero Muhammadu Sanusi II Aminu Ado Bayero
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