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Zazzau, the Glossary

The Zazzau, also known as the Zaria Emirate, is a traditional state with headquarters in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.^[1]

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Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate

Abuja

Abuja is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria.

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Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli

Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli CFR (born 8 June 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer, banker and diplomat.

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Amina (Queen of Zazzau)

Amina (also Aminatu; died 1610) was a Hausa historical figure in the city-state Zazzau (now city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria.

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The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.

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Baghdad

Baghdad (or; translit) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab and in West Asia after Tehran.

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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.

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Emir of Zazzau

The Emir of Zazzau, known as Sarkin Zazzau in Hausa is the traditional ruler based in Zaria, which was also known as Zazzau in the past.

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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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Giwa

Giwa Local Government Area is a Local Government Area at Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Hausa Kingdoms

Hausa Kingdoms, also known as Hausa Kingdom or Hausaland, was a collection of states ruled by the Hausa people, before the Fulani jihad.

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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.

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Hausa–Fulani

Hausa–Fulani are people of mixed Hausa and Fulani origin.

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Igabi

Igabi is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Ikara

Ikara is a town and local government area (LGA) in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, located around (85km) north-east from the city of Zaria.

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Jihad

Jihad (jihād) is an Arabic word which literally means "exerting", "striving", or "struggling", especially with a praiseworthy aim.

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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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Kaduna North

Kaduna North, often referred to as the pioneer local government, is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Kaduna South

Kaduna South is a Local Government Area in the Kaduna Metropolis of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Kaduna State

Kaduna State (Jihar Kaduna, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; script, 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤣𞤵𞤲𞤢; Si̱tet Ka̱duna) is a state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna, which was the 8th largest city in the country as of 2006.

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Kanem–Bornu Empire

The Kanem–Bornu Empire existed in areas which are now part of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya and Chad.

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Katsina

Katsina, likely from "Tamashek" (meaning son or blood) or mazza (men) with "inna" (mother) is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria. Zazzau and Katsina are Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.

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Kauru

Kauru is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Kingdom of Kano

The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that was established before 1000 AD, and lasted until the proclamation of the Sultanate of Kano by King Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya in 1349.

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Kubau

Kubau Local Government Area is one of the 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Kudan, Nigeria

Kudan is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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Kwararafa

Kororofa (Kwararafa in Hausa) was a multiethnic state and/or confederacy centered along the Benue River valley in what is today central Nigeria. Zazzau and Kwararafa are history of Nigeria.

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List of Nigerian traditional states

There are many traditional states in Nigeria. Zazzau and List of Nigerian traditional states are Nigerian traditional states.

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List of sultans of Sokoto

The sultan of Sokoto is the hereditary leader of the Sokoto Caliphate, a Sunni Muslim community in West Africa.

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Makarfi

Makarfi is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria.Its headquarters are in the town of Makarfi.

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Muhammad Kwassau

Muhammad Kwassau was the last independent ruler of Zazzau prior to its incorporation into the British Empire.

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Muhammadu Aminu

Muhammadu Aminu was the 17th Emir of Zazzau and Chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council.

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Muhammed Bello

Muhammadu Bello (محمد بلو) was the second Caliph of Sokoto and reigned from 1817 until 1837.

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Nigeria

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

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Sabon Gari

A Sabon Gari (strangers' quarters or literally new town in the Hausa language, plural Sabon Garuruwa) is a section of cities and towns in Northern Nigeria, South Central Niger and Northern Cameroon whose residents are not indigenous to Hausa lands. Zazzau and Sabon Gari are history of Nigeria.

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References

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

Also known as Hausa Kingdom of Zazzau, Zaria Emirate, Zazzau Emirate.

Zazzau, the Glossary

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Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate

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