Bello Dan Maliki (1887 – 1926) was the 8th Etsu Nupe King of Nupe. His reign lasted from 1916 to 1926.[1][2][3]
| Bello Maliki | |
|---|---|
| Etsu Nupe | |
| Reign | 1916 – 1926 |
| Coronation | 1916 |
| Predecessor | Muhammadu Majigi |
| Successor | Saidu Mamudu |
| Born | 1887 Bida |
| Died | 1926 (aged 38–39) |
| House | Usman Zaki rulings dynasty |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
In 1918, he was the first monarch to have bought a car. At the time roads were not constructed in Bida, and the whole community of Nigeria and the emirate benefited from the car.[4][5]
He belonged to the Usman Zaki ruling house of Fulani Nupe rulings dynasty.[6]
Further reading
edit- The Nupe and their creed, Sir Nigfred, German institute of linguistic, Germany. 1957
Notes
edit- ^ Whitaker, C. Sylvester Jr. (2015-03-08). The Politics of Tradition: Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria, 1946-1966. Princeton University Press. p. 446. ISBN 978-1-4008-7176-6 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ West Africa. Afrimedia International. 1978 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Jos Educational Forum: JEF. Department of Arts and Social Science Education, University of Jos. 2003. ISSN 1119-9210.
- ^ Rich, Evelyn Jones; Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice (1972). Africa: Tradition and Change. Random House School Division. ISBN 978-0-394-00938-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Iliffe, John (2005). Honour in African History. Cambridge University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-521-54685-0.
- ^ Mead, Margaret; Calas, Nicolas (1953). Primitive Heritage: An Anthropological Anthology. Random House – via Internet Archive.