The following is a list of rulers of Kano, a city and emirate in northern Nigeria.

1. Bagauda (999-1063)
2. Warisi (1063-1095)
3. Gajimasu (1095-1134)
4. Nawata & Gawata (1134-1136)
5. Yusa (1136-1194)
6. Naguji (1194-1247)
7. Guguwa (1247-1290)
8. Shekarau I (1290-1307)
9. Tsamiya (1307-1343)
10. Usman Zamna Gawa (1343-1349)
11. Yaji I (Ali) (1349-1385)
12. Bugaiya (1385-1390)
13. Kanajeji Dan Yaji (1390-1410)
14. Umaru (1410-1421)
15. Dauda I (1421-1438)
16. Abdullahi Burja (1438-1452)
17. Dakuta (1452- yankwanaki)
18. Atune (1452 yankwanaki)
19. Yakubu Dan Abdullahi (1452-1463)
20. Muhammadu Rumfa (1463-1499)
21. Abdullahi (1499-1509)
22. Muhammadu kisoke (1509-1565)
23. Yakubu (1565- yankwanaki)
24. Dauda Abasama (1565-yankwanaki)
25. Abubakar kado (1565-1573)
26. Muhammadu Shashere (1573-1582)
27. Muhammadu Zaki (1582-1618)
28. Muhammadu Na Zaki (1618-1623)
29. Muhammadu Alwali I (El-Kutunbi) (1623-1643)
30. Alhaji Dantumbi (1648-1649)
31. Shekarau II (1649-1651)
32. Kukuna Dan Alhaji (1651-1652)
33. Soyaki (1652 – yankwanaki)
34. Bawa Dan Kukuna (1660-1670)
35. Dadi Dan Bawa (1670-1703)
36. Muhammadu Sharafa (1731-1743)
37. Muhammadu Kumbari (1731-1743)
38. Alhaji Kabe (1743-1753)
39. Yaji II (1768-1776)
40. Babba Zaki (1768-1776)
41. Dauda Abasama (1776-1781)
42. Muhammadu Alwali II (1781-1805)
43. Malam Suleiman (1805-1819)
44. Ibrahim Dabo (1819-1846)
45. Usman Ibrahim Dabo (1846-1855)
46. Abdullahi Maje Karofi (1855-1882)
47. Muhammadu Bello (1882-1893)
48. Muhammadu Tukur (1893-1894)
49. Aliyu Babba (1894-1903)
50. Muhammadu Abbas (1903-1919)
51. Usman Dan Tsoho (1919-1926)
52. Abdullahi Bayero (1926-1953)
53. Muhammadu Sunusi 1953-1963
54. Muhammadu Inuwa (1963-1963)
55. Ado Bayero (1963- 2014)
56. Muhammad Sunusi II (2014-2020)
57. Aminu Ado Bayero (2020….)

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