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Kingdom of Kano

999 – 1805
City-stateAfrica

Foremost Hausa commercial city-state, a hub of trans-Saharan trade and crafts.

The independent Kingdom of Kano was conquered during the Fulani jihad of Usman dan Fodio: the last Hausa sultan Muhammadu Alwali was deposed in 1805 and killed in 1807 when Kano city fell; the Emirate of Kano was established c. 1807 as a vassal of the Sokoto Caliphate, survived British conquest in 1903, and continues today as a traditional institution within Kano State, Nigeria.

Borders in 1350 · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Kingdom of Kano — the shape you scrub through changes in 999 · 1200 · 1350.

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