Abdullahi Maje Karofi

Abdullahi Maje Karofi
Sarkin Kano
Emir of Kano
Caliphs
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Reign1855 – September 1882
PredecessorUsman Maje Ringim
SuccessorMuhammadu Bello
Galadima of Kano
In office
1846–1855
EmirUsuman
Preceded bySuleiman Ango
Succeeded byAbdulkadiri ɗan Ibrahim Dabo
BornAbdullah b. Ibrahim b. Mahmud
c.1815
Died18 September 1882 (aged around 67)
Karofi, Katsina Emirate
(in present-day Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria)
Burial
Karofi, Katsina Emirate
Wives4
Issue166 (100 daughters and 66 sons), including
Posthumous name
Ma-je-Karofi ("the one who died at Karofi")
DynastySullubawan Dabo
FatherIbrahim Dabo
MotherShekara
Other names
  • Abdullahi Dabo
  • Abdu Sarkin Yanka

Abdullahi Maje Karofi ɗan Dabo (pronunciationⓘ; Abdullahi b. Ibrahim; c. 1815 – 1882) was Emir of Kano from 1855 until his death in 1882.

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