List of rulers of the Bamum kingdom, a kingdom located in northwest Cameroon. The capital Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
Mfon = Ruler
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|1394||colspan="2"|Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum)
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|colspan="3"|Mfon (Sultans)
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|<small>1394 to 1418</small>||Nchare Yen, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1418 to 1461</small>||Ngoupou, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1461 to 1498</small>||Monjou, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1498 to 1519</small>||Mengap, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1519 to 1544</small>||Ngouh I, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1544 to 1568</small>||Fifen, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1568 to 1590</small>||Ngouh II, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1590 to 1629</small>||Ngapna, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1629 to 1682</small>||Ngouloure, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1682 to 1757</small>||Koutou, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1757 to 1814</small>||Mbouombouo, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1814 to 1817</small>||Ngbetnkom, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1817 to 1818</small>||Mbeikuo, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1818 to 1865</small>||Ngouhouo, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>1865 to 1865</small>||Ngoungoure, <small>Mfon</small>||Only woman to rule. Her rule lasted 30 minutes.
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|<small>1865 to 14 July 1884</small>||Nsangou, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|14 July 1884||colspan="2"|Incorporated into German Kamerun
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|<small>14 July 1884 to 1889</small>||Nsangou, <small>Mfon</small>||<small>(contd.)</small>
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|<small>1889 to 1914</small>||Ibrahim Njoya, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|1914 to 1960||colspan="2"|Incorporated into French Cameroun
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|<small>1914 to 1931</small>||Ibrahim Njoya, <small>Mfon</small>||<small>(contd.)</small>
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|<small>1931 to 1933</small>||Interregnum||
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|<small>1933 to 1960</small>||al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|1960 to current||colspan="2"|Incorporated into Independent Cameroon
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|<small>1960 to 1992</small>||al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, <small>Mfon</small>||<small>(contd.)</small>
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|<small>1992 to 2021</small>||al-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, <small>Mfon</small>||
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|<small>2021 to present</small>||Nabil Mbombo Njoya||
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See also
- Cameroon
- Politics of Cameroon
- Heads of state of Cameroon
- Colonial heads of Cameroon British Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Heads of government of Cameroon (Cameroons)
- Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
- Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
- Rulers of Mandara
- Lists of office-holders
References
DeLancey, Mark W., and Mokeba, H. Mbella (1990) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., ;
Neba, Aaron (1999) Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon (3rd ed.) Neba Publishers, Bamenda