Hadejia Emirate
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Hadejia Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historic Hausa-Fulani polity in present-day northern Nigeria that emerged as one of the constituent emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadejia Emirate canonical | 3 |
| Hadejia Emirate Council | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hausa-Fulani polity
ⓘ
Islamic polity ⓘ emirate ⓘ traditional state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sokoto Sultanate
|
| borderedBy |
Hadejia
ⓘ
surface form:
Hadejia River
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Sahelian Islamic culture ⓘ |
| currentStatus | traditional authority within the Nigerian federation ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade (historical) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
ⓘ
surface form:
Fulani people
Hausa people ⓘ |
| follows |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki school of Islamic law
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundingContext |
Sokoto Jihad
ⓘ
surface form:
jihad of Usman dan Fodio
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Hadejia ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | emirate council of chiefs ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalTitle |
Galadima of Hadejia
ⓘ
Madaki of Hadejia ⓘ Sarkin Fada of Hadejia ⓘ Sarkin Yaki of Hadejia ⓘ Galadima of Hadejia ⓘ
surface form:
Waziri of Hadejia
|
| historicalRegion |
Central Sudan
ⓘ
Hausaland ⓘ |
| language |
Hausa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa language
|
| leaderTitle | Emir of Hadejia ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Sharia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sharia (personal and customary matters)
|
| locatedIn |
Jigawa State
ⓘ
northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hadejia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
traditional states of Nigeria ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | emirate council ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Government of Jigawa State ⓘ |
| region | Hadejia-Nguru wetlands area ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
custodian of Islamic and Hausa-Fulani traditions
ⓘ
local governance in Jigawa State ⓘ |
| scriptUsedHistorically | Ajami script ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Nigeria Protectorate (colonial period)
Northern Region of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Region of Nigeria (postcolonial period)
|
| typeOf | sub-emirate of Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.