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Kano Emirate, the Glossary

The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in northern Nigeria formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad when the Muslim Hausa-led Sultanate of Kano was deposed and replaced by a new emirate which became a vassal state of the Sokoto Caliphate.^[1]

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1903 disestablishments in Nigeria
Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate
Emirs
Hausa history
History of Kano
History of Northern Nigeria

Abdullahi (emir)

Abdullahi (full name: Abdullahi Maje Karofi dan Dabo; d. 1883) was Emir of Kano from 1855 until his death in 1883.

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Aliyu Babba

Aliyu Ibn Abdullahi-Maje Karofi was an Emir of Kano, a state in what is now Northern Nigeria. Kano Emirate and Aliyu Babba are history of Northern Nigeria.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Bagauda

Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063.

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Battle of Kano

The Battle of Kano was an important battle in 1903 between the British Empire and the Sokoto Caliphate's Kano Emirate in what is now Northern Nigeria. Kano Emirate and battle of Kano are history of Kano and history of Northern Nigeria.

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Battle of Kwatarkwashi

The Battle of Kwatarkwashi was a decisive battle between the British administered Protectorate of Northern Nigeria and forces of the Sokoto Caliphate's Kano Emirate. Kano Emirate and battle of Kwatarkwashi are history of Kano and history of Northern Nigeria.

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Bayajidda

Bayajidda (Hausa: Bàyā̀jiddà) was, according to the legends surrounding most West African states before the 19th century, the founder of the Hausa states. Kano Emirate and Bayajidda are Hausa history.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Dalla Hill

Dalla Hill (also spelled Dala) is a hill in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.

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Dirham

The dirham, dirhem or drahm (درهم) is a unit of currency and of mass.

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Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Fula language

Fula,Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular; Adlam: 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫, 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪, 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪; Ajami: ࢻُلْࢻُلْدٜ, ݒُلَارْ, بُۛلَر), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 36.8 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa.

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Fula people

The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region.

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Gidan Rumfa

The Gidan Rumfa, sometimes called the Gidan Sarki ("Emir's house"), is the palace of the Emir of Kano.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Hausa language

Hausa (Harshen/Halshen Hausa; Ajami: هَرْشٜىٰن هَوْسَا) is a Chadic language that is spoken by the Hausa people in the northern parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern parts of Niger, and Chad, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast.

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Hausa people

The Hausa (autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (m), Bahaushiya (f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami: مُتَنٜىٰنْ هَوْسَا / هَوْسَاوَا) are a native ethnic group in West Africa. Kano Emirate and Hausa people are Hausa history.

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Heinrich Barth

Johann Heinrich Barth (16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.

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Ibrahim Dabo

Ibrahim Dabo was the leader of the Fulani Sullubawa in Kano and founder of the eponymous Dabo dynasty.

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Jihad of Usman dan Fodio

The Jihad of Usman dan Fodio was a religio-military conflict in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon.

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Kano (city)

Kano (Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State.

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Kano Chronicle

The Kano Chronicle (Arabic: تاريخ أرباب هذا البلاد المصممة كان; The history of the masters of this country it was designed) is an Arabic-language manuscript that lists the rulers of Kano. Kano Emirate and Kano Chronicle are Hausa history and history of Kano.

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Kano Emirate Council

The Kano Emirate Council is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, the capital of the modern Kano State. Kano Emirate and Kano Emirate Council are Emirs and Nigerian traditional states.

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List of rulers of Kano

This is a list of rulers of Kano since the establishment of the Bagauda Dynasty in 998.

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Lokoja

Lokoja is a north-central city in Nigeria.

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Mohammed Tukur

Muhammad Tukur (d. 1894) was Emir of Kano from 1893 until his death in 1894.

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Muhammad Bello (emir)

Muhammad Bello was an Emir of Kano who reigned from 1883 to 1892.

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Muhammad Rumfa

Muhammad dan Yakubu, known as Muhammad Rumfa was the Sultan of Kano from 1463 until 1499.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Northern Nigeria Protectorate

Northern Nigeria (Hausa: Arewacin Najeriya) was a British protectorate which lasted from 1900 until 1914, and covered the northern part of what is now Nigeria. Kano Emirate and northern Nigeria Protectorate are history of Northern Nigeria.

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Northern Region, Nigeria

Northern Nigeria (or Arewancin Nijeriya) was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. Kano Emirate and Northern Region, Nigeria are history of Northern Nigeria.

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Osumanu

Osumanu (also known as Usman I or Usman I Maje Ringim dan Dabo) was an Emir of Kano who reigned from 1846 to 1855.

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Salt

In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).

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Shura

Shura (lit) can for example take the form of a council or a referendum.

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Sokoto

Sokoto is a major city located in extreme north-western Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River.

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Sokoto Caliphate

The Sokoto Caliphate (دولة الخلافة في بلاد السودان), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. Kano Emirate and Sokoto Caliphate are 1903 disestablishments in Nigeria, Hausa history, history of Northern Nigeria and Nigerian traditional states.

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Sudano-Sahelian architecture

Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland (geographical) regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara, but north of the fertile forest regions of the coast.

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Sufism

Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.

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Sulaimanu

Sulaimanu (or Suleiman) was an Emir of Kano who reigned from 1807 to 1819.

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Sultanate of Kano

The Sultanate of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that dates back to 1349, when the king of Kano, Ali Yaji (1349–1385), dissolved the cult of Tsumbubra and proclaimed Kano a sultanate. Kano Emirate and sultanate of Kano are Hausa history, history of Kano and history of Northern Nigeria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kano_Emirate

Also known as Emir of Kano.

Kano Emirate, the Glossary

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See also

1903 disestablishments in Nigeria

Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate

Emirs

Hausa history

History of Kano

History of Northern Nigeria

References