Muhammad Dan Nazaki (1623–1648), known as El Kutumbi or Muhammad Alwali I was the twenty-ninth ruler of Kano and the patriarch of the eponymous Kutumbawa, the last faction of Hausa aristocrats in Kano. Like the Gaudawa and Rumfawa line of rulers, his house is not primarily differentiated based on lineage but rather significant political and social reforms ushered during their era. While the Rumfawa preferred a more centralized system of government, Kutumbi and his descendants dispersed authority through government officials. He created various new government positions and also imposed new forms of taxation, most notably on the cattle of the Fula. His reign was also characterized by successful conquests against Gombe, Bauchi and Kano's principal rival, Katsina. El Kutumbi died of battle wou