Hausa city-states

Hausa city-states was a state in Lake Chad basin (North and West Africa) that lasted from c. 1000 to 1808 CE, about 808 years. Its people spoke Chadic languages (Hausa).

Walled cities such as Kano, Katsina and Zazzau that grew on cloth dyeing, leatherwork and caravan trade. The Fula jihad of Usman dan Fodio conquered them from 1804.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1000 to 1808 CE

Duration

808 years

Type

State

Region

Lake Chad basin, North and West Africa

Language family

Chadic

Capital

Kano, Katsina, Zazzau, Gobir

Became

• Sokoto Caliphate 1804 to 1903 CE

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 1050 Banu Hilal migration
• 1235 Battle of Kirina
• 1324 Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
• 1347 Black Death reaches Egypt
• 1482 Portuguese build Elmina
• 1529 Battle of Shimbra Kure
• 1591 Battle of Tondibi
• 1700 Peak of the Atlantic slave trade

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate 1250 to 1517 CE
• Fatimid Caliphate 909 to 1171 CE
• Songhai Empire 1464 to 1591 CE
• Almoravid dynasty 1040 to 1147 CE
• Makuria c. 450 to 1312 CE
• Kingdom of Benin c. 1180 to 1897 CE
• Kanem Empire c. 700 to 1387 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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