King of the Spirits Solomon
Hausa · deity · pre Islamic and Islamic era Hausaland; living oral/Bori tradition · Recorded classification
Spirit-class (aljan/iska) classed here as a deity, being the supreme being of the bori pantheon. 'Tsumburbura' is recorded as the head spirit venerated at Dalla Hill in Kano in the older Maguzawa tradition and is often equated with Sarki Aljin. Principal scholarship: Besmer (1983); Tremearne, The Ban of the Bori (1914).
Domains
- kingship spirit world
- djinn iskoki
Powers
- to rule the spirit-city of Jangare as king
Relations
- sibling: King of the Spirits Biddarene
Sources
- Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu ('Solomon, King of the Djinn') is the supreme ruler of Jangare, the invisible city of the bori/iskoki spirits, to whom all other spirits are subordinate; an older Kano tradition names the head spirit Tsumburbura.: Fremont E. Besmer, Horses, Musicians, and Gods: The Hausa Cult of Possession-Trance (1983) (secondary); Wikipedia, 'Hausa animism' (Maguzanci/Bori), citing A.J.N. Tremearne, The Ban of the Bori (1914) (secondary)