Muhammad dan Yakubu, known as Muhammad Rumfa was the sultan of Kano from 1463 until 1499.
25 Facts About Muhammad Rumfa
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Muhammad Rumfa's reign was characterized by wealth and opulence and signaled the rise of the Kano's commercial dominance in the region.
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In total, the Kano Chronicle attributed twelve innovations to him, including; extending the city walls, building a large palace, the Gidan Muhammad Rumfa, promoting slaves to governmental positions and establishing the Kurmi Market.
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Muhammad Rumfa was the first Sarki who used "Dawakin Zaggi" in the war with Katsina Emirate.
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Muhammad Rumfa appointed Durman to go round the dwellings of the Indabawa and take every first-born virgin for him.
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Muhammad Rumfa was the first sarki to have a thousand wives.
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Muhammad Rumfa is considered by historians to be Kano's greatest ruler due to the reforms executed during his reign.
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Muhammad Rumfa can have no equal in might, from the time of the founding of Kano, until it shall end.
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Muhammad Rumfa's reign was characterized by unprecedented economic growth, numerous administrative reforms and great infrastructural development.
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Muhammad Rumfa inherited a booming economy which saw a wave of migration of scholars and traders, mostly of Arab, Kanuri, Berber and Fula descent.
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Muhammad Rumfa had a brief stop in Katsina before coming to Kano.
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Muhammad Rumfa then took the soil of Medina as a sample and set out comparing the soil sample to each place he visited until he came to Kano where he saw a resemblance between the soils.
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Muhammad Rumfa came with many Islamic books and sought to teach the people about the Islamic faith.
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Under the tutelage of Al-Maghili, Muhammad Rumfa made numerous Islamic reforms and encouraged the pure practice of Islam in the Sultanate, humbling the pagans in the process and banning their practices.
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Muhammad Rumfa built a minaret on the site of the pagan sacred tree after cutting it down.
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Muhammad Rumfa built numerous mosques and during his reign Eid al-Fitr was first celebrated in Kano.
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Muhammad Rumfa granted slaves positions in his government, some of whom he entrusted with the treasury.
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Muhammad Rumfa is said to have formed the "Taran Kano" who were meant to be advisers and Kingmakers.
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Muhammad Rumfa's wealth is owed to Kano's commercial prosperity during this period.
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Muhammad Rumfa described the locals as "wealthy merchants and skilled craftsmen" and commended the cavalry of the Sultan's army.
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Muhammad Rumfa noted the abundance of rice, corn, cotton and citrus fruits.
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Muhammad Rumfa was said to have taken every first born virgin for himself and had a thousand concubines.
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Oral traditions dictate that his epithet "Muhammad Rumfa" came because during his time, wild dogs were rampant and feasted on the food of Kano's inhabitants.
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Muhammad Rumfa can have no equal in might, from the time of the founding of Kano, until it shall end.
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Muhammad Rumfa ordered Rimfa to build a mosque for Friday, and to cut down the sacred tree and build a minaret on the site.