Hausa Kingdoms, also known as Hausa Kingdom or Hausaland, [1] was a collection of states ruled by the Hausa people, before the Fulani jihads. It was situated between the Niger River and Lake Chad (modern day northern Nigeria).

May 9, 2019 · The Sahel is the semi-arid strip of land running across Africa between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah grassland to the south. Hausland, specifically, stretched from the Air mountains (north) to the Jos plateau (south) …

Hausa states, group of neighbouring African states, occasionally interconnected from the mid-14th century by loose alliances. Their territory lay above the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers (in present-day northern Nigeria), between the Songhai …

Dec 9, 2023 · The Hausa States (also Hausa Bakwai or Hausaland) were a loose confederation of city-states (or kingdoms) located between the Niger River and Lake Chad, in modern-day northern Nigeria and Niger.

Oct 31, 2021 · Hausa Historiography. Most of Hausa history is documented in the various chronicles, king lists and oral traditions of the city-states that were written locally, most notably the Kano chronicle, the Katsina chronicle, the song of Bagauda, the Wangara chronicle, and the Rawdat al-afkar. Its from these that the early Hausa history has been ...

Dec 14, 2023 · The Hausa Kingdoms were a group of independent city-states and small kingdoms located in what is now northern Nigeria. Location: The Hausa Kingdoms were situated in the region known as the “Hausa-land,” which covered parts of northern Nigeria, southern Niger, and northeastern Cameroon.

Nov 1, 2018 · The Hausa Bakwai states altogether encompassed an area above the confluence of the Niger and Benue River in today’s northern Nigeria. Each state was a completely independent political entity and operated independently. The Hausa lands occupied the northern plains beyond the Jos plateau.

The Hausa states played a pivotal role in shaping the political, economic, and cultural landscape of northern Nigeria. They were centers of trade, scholarship, and Islamic learning, and their influence extended beyond their borders, interacting with neighboring kingdoms and empires.

May 9, 2020 · The Hausa states include Zaria, Kano, Katsina, Biram, Gobir, Daura and Rano. They are referred to as legitimate sons. Factors that influenced the formation of states in Hausa land

Feb 10, 2025 · Hausa is a Chadic language spoken mainly in Nigeria and some parts of neighboring countries such as Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Ghana. It is an Afro-Asiatic language and one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa.