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Name: Katsina

Type: Polity

Start: 1201 AD

End: 1807 AD

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Was one of the many precolonial polities created by the Hausa people in Niger and Nigeria.

Establishment

  • January 1201: The Hausa kingdoms are kingdoms in the northwest of present-day Nigeria and south of present-day Niger. Hausa-speaking peoples have occupied this territory since before our era. They are grouped into the seven Hausa states comprising the city-states of Biram, Daoura, Katsina, Zaria, Kano, Rano, and Gobir.

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    1. Fulani War

    Was an Islamic jihad and military expedition of Usman Dan Fodiyo, ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate, against the Hausa Kingdoms of preswnt-day Nigeria and Cameroon.

  • January 1808: By 1807, the jihadists had taken over the states of Katsina and Daura, and the important kingdom of Kano.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 1808: By 1807, the jihadists had taken over the states of Katsina and Daura, and the important kingdom of Kano.

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