Emir of Zazzau

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Islamic religious leader monarch traditional ruler

The Emir of Zazzau is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Zazzau Emirate, centered in Zaria in present-day northern Nigeria.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Emir of Zazzau canonical 9
Sarkin Zazzau 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious leader ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
traditional ruler ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Fulani ⓘ
Hausa people ⓘ
surface form: Hausa
associatedWithReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
capital Zaria ⓘ
ceremonialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver traditional council of Zaria ⓘ
hasDuty arbitration of disputes ⓘ
custodianship of Zazzau customs ⓘ
preservation of Islamic law and tradition ⓘ
hasEvent Durbar festival in Zaria ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn intercommunal relations ⓘ
local Islamic education ⓘ
traditional justice system ⓘ
hasRole cultural leader ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ
hasSymbol royal regalia of Zazzau ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Northern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Northern Nigeria Protectorate

Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
historicalRegion Zazzau Emirate ⓘ
surface form: Zazzau
inception 11th century ⓘ
influencedBy Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
jurisdiction Zazzau Emirate ⓘ
locatedIn Kaduna State ⓘ
Northern Nigeria ⓘ
Zaria ⓘ
partOf Hausa city-states ⓘ
traditional states of Nigeria ⓘ
predecessorTitle Emir of Zazzau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sarkin Zazzau
recognizedAs first-class traditional ruler in Kaduna State ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nigeria ⓘ
region North West Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Arewa (Northern Nigeria)
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Palace of the Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
surface form: Emir’s Palace, Zaria
subdivision district heads ⓘ
ward heads ⓘ
titleHeldIn Zazzau Emirate ⓘ
titleLanguage Hausa ⓘ
typeOfMonarchy subnational monarchy ⓘ
usesTitle His Highness ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zazzau Emirate → hasTitleHolder → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Zazzau Emirate → hasRulerTitle → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarkin Zazzau
Zaria → rulerTitle → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria → hasTraditionalRulerTitle → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Emir of Zazzau → predecessorTitle → Emir of Zazzau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sarkin Zazzau
emirate council of chiefs → advises → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
subject surface form: Emirate Council of Chiefs
Zaria Emirate → rulerTitle → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Zaria Emirate → hasEmir → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Zaria Local Government Area → hasTraditionalRuler → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Zaria City Walls → associatedWith → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ
Palace of the Emir of Zazzau → associatedWith → Emir of Zazzau ⓘ