Bagauda (999-1063)
Warisi (1063-1095)
Gajemasu (1095-1134)
Nawata (1134-1136)
Yusa (1136-1194)
Naguji (1194-1247)
Gugwa 1247-1290)
Shekarau (1290-1307)
Tsamiya (1307-1343)
Usman Zamnagawa (1343-1349)
Yaji I (1349-1385)
Bugaya (1385-1390)
Kanajeji (1390-1410)
Umaru (1410-1421)
Daud (1421-1438)
Abdullah Burja (1438-1452)
Dakauta (1452)
Atuma (1452)
Yaqub (1452-1463)
Muhammadu Rumfa (1463-1499)
Abdullah (1499-1509)
Muhammad Kisoki (1509-1565)
Yakufu (1565)
Daud Abasama I (1565)
Abubakar Kado (1565-1573)
Muhammad Shashere (1573-1582)
Muhammad Zaki 1582-1618)
Muhammad Nazaki (1618-1623)

Kutumbi (1623-1648)
Al-Hajj (1648-1649)
Shekarau (1649-1651)
Muhammad Kukuna (1651-1652)
Soyaki (1652)
Muhammad Kukuna (restored - 1652-1660)
Bawa (1660-1670)
Dadi (1670-1703)
Muhammad Sharif (1703-1731)
Kumbari (1731-1743)
Al-Hajj Kabe (1743-1753)
Yaji II (1753-1768)
Baba Zaki (1768-1776)
Daud Abasama II (1776-1781)
Muhammad Al-Walid (1781-1805)
Suleiman Emir (1805-1819)
Ibrahim Dabo (1819-1846)
Usman (1846-1855)
Abdullah Bayero (1855-1883)
Mohammed Bello (1883-1893)
Mohammed Tukur (1893-1894)
Aliyu (1894-1903)

Fulani Emirs of Kano under British rule 6 emirs (ruled from 1903-1963)
Emirs of Kano as part of independent Nigeria
Ado Bayero (1963-To Date)