The twin kings ruled jointly over Kano until one of them (the Kano Chronicle did not mention which one of the twins) died 7 months after he ascended the throne. The other twin died in 1136 after ruling alone for 17 months.[2]
Succession
The twin kings were succeeded in 1136 by their brother Yusa, also known as Tsaraki.[2]
Biography in the Kano Chronicle
Below is a biography of Nawata and Gawata from Palmer's 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle.[2]
The rule of the twins Nawata and Gawata, children of Gijimasu, was the 4th reign. Their mother was Munsada. Together they ruled the city of Kano for 7 months; then one of them died; the other was left. The remaining one ruled 1 year and 5 months, and then he died.
nawata, gawata, were, kings, kano, from, 1134, 1136, they, were, twin, sons, gijimasu, munsada, sarkin, kanoreign1134, 1136predecessorgijimasusuccessoryusahousebagauda, dynastyfathergijimasumothermunsada, contents, reign, succession, biography, kano, chronicle. Nawata and Gawata were the Kings of Kano from 1134 to 1136 They were the twin sons of Gijimasu and Munsada 1 2 Nawata and GawataSarkin KanoReign1134 1136PredecessorGijimasuSuccessorYusaHouseBagauda DynastyFatherGijimasuMotherMunsada Contents 1 Reign 2 Succession 3 Biography in the Kano Chronicle 4 ReferencesReign EditThe twin kings ruled jointly over Kano until one of them the Kano Chronicle did not mention which one of the twins died 7 months after he ascended the throne The other twin died in 1136 after ruling alone for 17 months 2 Succession EditThe twin kings were succeeded in 1136 by their brother Yusa also known as Tsaraki 2 Biography in the Kano Chronicle EditBelow is a biography of Nawata and Gawata from Palmer s 1908 English translation of the Kano Chronicle 2 The rule of the twins Nawata and Gawata children of Gijimasu was the 4th reign Their mother was Munsada Together they ruled the city of Kano for 7 months then one of them died the other was left The remaining one ruled 1 year and 5 months and then he died Altogether they ruled 2 years Kano ChronicleReferences Edit Last Murray 1980 Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle History in Africa 7 161 178 doi 10 2307 3171660 a b c d 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 Preceded byGijimasu Sarkin Kano1134 1136 Succeeded byYusa This Nigerian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a member of an African royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nawata and Gawata amp oldid 1115847920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
