Muhammadu Bello Kagara Hausa pronunciation: [Muhammad Bello Kagara] (1890 - 1971) was an educator, a writer and a royalist. He wrote the famous book novel known as Gandoki,[1] the novel is a manuscript written during a literature bureau competition organized in 1933 by Rupert East.[2][3][4] His book Ganɗoki was considered either first or second book to be published in the entire Northern Nigeria, the first or the second being Ruwan Bagaja by Abubakar Imam.[5]
Alkali Muhammadu Bello Kagara | |
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| Born | 1890 Kagara Emirate |
| Died | 21 November 1971 |
| Occupation | Author and Alkali |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Notable works | Ganɗoki (1933) |
Early life
editKagara was born to the family of the Alkali (chief judge) of Kagara, called Shehu Usman. When he was a young boy, his parents fled Kontagora alongside Sarkin Sudan Nagwamatse to prevent themselves from occupying British force, to be under their control.[3]
Education
editKagara was once a student at Nassarawa School, later on, after his graduation, he taught Islamic religious and Arabic studies at Katsina College (now Barewa College) until 1945. Prior to joining the college, he taught at the Zaria Provincial School (Alhudahuda College).
Work
editLater on in his career, he was given a royal title of his father, known as the wali or Daneji of Katsina[6] and he became the traditional chief judge "Alkali" in Katsina native authority.[3]
See also
editBibliography
edit- Bobboyi, H., Yakubu, Mahmud.(2006). The Sokoto Caliphate: history and legacies, 1804-2004, 1st Ed. Kaduna, Nigeria:Arewa House. ISBN 978-135-166-7
- Hamman, Mahmoud, 1950- (2007). The Middle Benue region and the Sokoto Jihad, 1812-1869 : the impact of the establishment of the Emirate of Muri. Kaduna: Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University. ISBN 978-125-085-2. OCLC 238787986.
- Usman Muhammad Bugaje. The Tradition of Tajdeed in West Africa: An Overview International Seminar on Intellectual Tradition in the Sokoto Caliphate & Borno. Center for Islamic Studies, University of Sokoto (June 1987)
- Hugh A.S. Johnston . Fulani Empire of Sokoto. Oxford: 1967. ISBN 0-19-215428-1.
- S. J. Hogben and A. H. M. Kirk-Greene, The Emirates of Northern Nigeria, Oxford: 1966.
- Kagara, Muhammadu Bello (1981). Sarkin Katsina, Alhaji Muhammadu Dikko, C.B.E., 1865-1944. Zariya: Northern Nigerian Pub. Co. ISBN 978-169-209-X. OCLC 11124769
References
edit- ^ Bello Kagara, Muhammadu (1965). Gandoki. Zaria: Gaskiya. OCLC 612683225.
- ^ "Chapter 33. From Novella to Novel", Dostoevsky, Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 472–482, 2010-12-31, doi:10.1515/9781400833412-038, ISBN 978-1-4008-3341-2, retrieved 2021-08-12
- ^ a b c Sudanica. "Bello Kagara | Sudanica". Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Littafin Gandoki na Muhammadu Bello Kagara - Sauti - Bakandamiya". bakandamiya.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "African literature - Hausa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ GaskiyaTaFiKwabo (2021-04-06). "An Nada Bello Kagara Sarkin Yakin Danejin Katsina". Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo. Retrieved 2021-08-12.