Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)

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Hausa kingdom Islamic polity pre-colonial African state

The Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) was a powerful and long-standing Hausa kingdom centered on the city of Kano in what is now northern Nigeria, known for its thriving trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and sophisticated urban culture before its incorporation into the Sokoto Caliphate.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Kano Emirate 17
Kano Emirate Council 3
Emirate of Kano 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hausa kingdom ⓘ
Islamic polity ⓘ
pre-colonial African state ⓘ
capital Kano ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
economy long-distance trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hausa people ⓘ
followedBy Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kano Emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hadClass craftsmen ⓘ
royal aristocracy ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
trader class ⓘ
hasCenter city of Kano ⓘ
hasInstitution Islamic courts ⓘ
Quranic schools ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
incorporatedInto Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
incorporationEvent Sokoto Jihad ⓘ
surface form: Fulani jihad in Hausaland
knownFor Islamic scholarship ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
indigo dyeing ⓘ
leatherwork ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
urban culture ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
language Hausa ⓘ
legalSystem Islamic law (sharia) alongside customary law ⓘ
locatedIn Hausaland ⓘ
present-day northern Nigeria ⓘ
partOf Central Sudan ⓘ
surface form: Central Sudan region
politicalStructure centralized kingship with subordinate officials ⓘ
precededBy earlier Hausa chiefdoms around Kano ⓘ
regionallyInfluentialOver surrounding Hausa towns and rural areas ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religionIntroduced Islam by trans-Saharan traders and scholars ⓘ
rulerTitle Emir of Kano ⓘ
surface form: Sarki of Kano
timePeriod pre-19th-century West Africa ⓘ
tradedCommodity kolanuts ⓘ
leather goods ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
tradeRoute routes to Bornu ⓘ
routes to forest zone of West Africa ⓘ
trans-Saharan routes to North Africa ⓘ
urbanFeature central market ⓘ
city walls of Kano ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sokoto Caliphate → precededBy → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate → hasPart → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Zazzau Emirate → borderedBy → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Emir of Kano → locatedIn → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Emir of Kano → jurisdiction → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Kurmi Market → associatedWith → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Katsina Emirate → neighboringPolitiesHistorically → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Kano State → hasTraditionalInstitution → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Kano Central Mosque → associatedWith → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emirate of Kano
Kano Central Mosque → governingBody → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate Council
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi → monarchOf → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) → followedBy → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate
Central Sudan → historicallyIncluded → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Amir Kano → locatedIn → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Amir Kano → jurisdiction → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Sarkin Kano → appliesToJurisdiction → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Sarkin Kano → hasHistoricalPrecursor → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa Kingdom of Kano
Sarkin Kano → isTitleIn → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Sarkin Kano → hasAssociatedCouncil → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate Council
Gidan Rumfa → regionOfInfluence → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Gidan Rumfa → associatedWith → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate Council
Daura Emirate → associatedWith → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Wudil → isPartOf → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate (traditional)
Abdullahi Bayero → monarchOf → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate
Abdullahi Bayero → partOf → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano ruling dynasty
Abdullahi Bayero → governed → Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kano Emirate