Nawata and Gawata
Sarkin Kano
Reign1134-1136
PredecessorGijimasu
SuccessorYusa
HouseBagauda Dynasty
FatherGijimasu
MotherMunsada

Nawata and Gawata were the Kings of Kano from 1134 to 1136. They were the twin sons of Gijimasu and Munsada.[1][2]

Reign

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.

Altogether they ruled 2 years.

— Kano Chronicle

References

  1. ↑ Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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