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Kingdom of Kebbi

1490 – 1805
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Kebbawa kingdom on the Niger that broke free of Songhai under Kanta the Great.

Birnin Kebbi, the capital of the Kingdom of Kebbi, was captured by Abdullahi dan Fodio's jihadist forces in 1805 and incorporated into the Gwandu Emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate, though Kebbawa resistance continued; the remnant Kebbi polity and the Gwandu Emirate were incorporated into British Nigeria's Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1903, with the Kebbi Emirate continuing as a traditional institution in Kebbi State, Nigeria.

Borders in 1590 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Kingdom of Kebbi — the shape you scrub through changes in 1490 · 1590.

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