Etsu Bello Maliki Explained
| Bello Maliki |
| Etsu Nupe |
| Reign: | 1916 – 1926 |
| Coronation: | 1916 |
| Predecessor: | Muhammadu Majigi |
| Successor: | Saidu Mamudu |
| Birth Place: | Bida |
| House: | Usman Zaki rulings dynasty |
| Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Bello Dan Maliki (1887 – 1926) was the 8th Etsu Nupe King of Nupe. His reign lasted from 1916 to 1926.[1] [2] [3]
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
- The Nupe and their creed, Sir Nigfred, German institute of linguistic, Germany. 1957
Notes and References
- Book: Whitaker, C. Sylvester Jr.. The Politics of Tradition: Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria, 1946-1966. 2015-03-08. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-7176-6. 446. Internet Archive.
- Book: West Africa. 1978. Afrimedia International. Internet Archive.
- Book: Jos Educational Forum: JEF.. 2003. Department of Arts and Social Science Education, University of Jos. 1119-9210.
- Book: Rich. Evelyn Jones. Africa: Tradition and Change. Wallerstein. Immanuel Maurice. 1972. Random House School Division. 978-0-394-00938-4. Internet Archive.
- Book: Iliffe, John. Honour in African History. 2005. Cambridge University Press. 221. 978-0-521-54685-0.
- Book: Mead. Margaret. Primitive Heritage: An Anthropological Anthology. Calas. Nicolas. 1953. Random House. Internet Archive.
