List of rulers of the Bamum

List of the rulers of the Bamum people, an ethnic group located in Cameroon. Their capital Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)

Mfon = Ruler

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1394Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum)
Mfon (Sultans)
1394 to 1418Nchare Yen, Mfon 
1418 to 1461Ngoupou, Mfon 
1461 to 1498Monjou, Mfon 
1498 to 1519Mengap, Mfon 
1519 to 1544Ngouh I, Mfon 
1544 to 1568Fifen, Mfon 
1568 to 1590Ngouh II, Mfon 
1590 to 1629Ngapna, Mfon 
1629 to 1672Ngouloure, Mfon 
1672 to 1757Koutou, Mfon 
1757 to 1814Mbouombouo, Mfon 
1814 to 1817Ngbetnkom, Mfon 
1817 to 1818Mbeikuo, Mfon 
1818 to 1865Ngouhouo, Mfon 
1865 to 1865Ngoungoure, MfonOnly woman to rule. Her rule lasted 30 minutes.
1865 to 14 July 1884Nsangou, Mfon 
14 July 1884Incorporated into German Kamerun
14 July 1884 to 1889Nsangou, Mfon(contd.)
1889 to 1914Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon 
1914 to 1960Incorporated into French Cameroun
1914 to 1931Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon(contd.)
1931 to 1933Interregnum 
1933 to 1960al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon 
1960 to currentIncorporated into Independent Cameroon
1960 to 1992al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya,Mfon(contd.)
1992 to presental-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Mfon 

References

DeLancey, Mark W., and Mokeba, H. Mbella (1990) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., ISBN 0-585-07032-6 ;

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