(Redirected from Fon of Bamum)'List of the rulers of the
Bamum people', an ethnic group located in
Cameroon.
(Dates in ''italics'' indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office.)
'
Mfon' = ''Ruler''
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1394 | ''Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum)'' |
| 'Mfon' (Sultans) | |
| 1394 to 1418 | 'Nchare Yen', Mfon | |
| 1418 to 1461 | 'Ngoupou', Mfon | |
| 1461 to 1498 | 'Monjou', Mfon | |
| 1498 to 1519 | 'Mengap', Mfon | |
| 1519 to 1544 | 'Ngouh I', Mfon | |
| 1544 to 1568 | 'Fifen', Mfon | |
| 1568 to 1590 | 'Ngouh II', Mfon | |
| 1590 to 1629 | 'Ngapna', Mfon | |
| 1629 to 1672 | 'Ngouloure', Mfon | |
| 1672 to 1757 | 'Koutou', Mfon | |
| 1757 to 1814 | 'Mbouombouo', Mfon | |
| 1814 to 1817 | 'Ngbetnkom', Mfon | |
| 1817 to 1818 | 'Mbeikuo', Mfon | |
| 1818 to 1865 | 'Ngouhouo', Mfon | |
| 1865 to 1865 | 'Ngoungoure', Mfon | |
| 1865 to ''14 July 1884'' | 'Nsangou', Mfon | |
| 14 July 1884 | ''Incorporated into German Kamerun'' | |
| ''14 July 1884'' to 1889 | 'Nsangou', Mfon | ''(contd.)'' |
| 1889 to 1914 | 'Ibrahim Njoya', Mfon | |
| 1914 to 1960 | ''Incorporated into French Cameroun'' |
| 1914 to 1931 | 'Ibrahim Njoya', Mfon | ''(contd.)'' |
| 1931 to 1933 | ''Interregnum'' | |
| 1933 to 1960 | 'al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya', Mfon | |
| 1960 to current | ''Incorporated into Independent Cameroon'' |
| 1960 to 1992 | 'al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya',Mfon | ''(contd.)'' |
| 1992 to present | 'al-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya', Mfon | [1] |
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 ;
See also
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Cameroon
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Politics of Cameroon
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Heads of state of Cameroon
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Colonial heads of Cameroon British Cameroon (Cameroons)
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Heads of government of Cameroon (Cameroons)
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Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
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Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
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Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
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Rulers of Mandara
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Lists of office-holders
External links
HostKingdoms Bamoun