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Usman Zaki
Usman Zaki was the first emir of Bida in the Nupe country of central Nigeria. A son of the Fulani cleric Mallam Dendo, he became ruler of the Fulani-led Nupe state in the 1830s, was driven out by rivals and then restored with support from Gwandu around 1856, when Bida became the capital. He died in 1859 and was succeeded by his brother Masaba.
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