Introduction -- Kano under Alwali. The society ; The Hausa government ; The governors -- The development of the Kano state. The Gaudawa (Daurawa) ; The Rumfawa ; The Kutumbawa -- Conquest and consolidation. The Jihad in Kano ; The Interrregnum ; Suleimanu ; Ibrahim Dabo ; Usaman -- Two sons of Dabo. Abdullahi ; Mamman Bello -- Civil war and sultanism. Tukur ; Aliyu Babba -- Defeat and recovery : Abbas -- Toward the future ; Usuman ; Abdullahi Bayero.