Polity Zaria

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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.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1809: Fulani conquest of Zaria.