Kebbi Kingdom

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Kebbi Kingdom was a historic Hausa state in what is now northwestern Nigeria, known for its role in regional trade and military power in the central Sudan region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hausa state
historical kingdom
capital Birnin Kebbi
Surame
continent Africa
currency cowries
gold
declineCause internal conflicts
pressure from neighboring states
economy agriculture
long-distance trade
ethnicGroup Hausa people
foundedBy Kanta Kotal
governmentType monarchy
hasRuler Kanta Kotal
Muhammad Kanta
incorporatedInto Sokoto Caliphate
knownFor control of trans-Saharan trade routes
military power
regional trade
resistance to Songhai Empire
language Hausa
surface form: Hausa language
laterColonialPower British Empire
locatedIn central Sudan region
northwestern Nigeria
militaryConflict conflicts with Bornu Empire
wars with Songhai Empire
modernCountry Nigeria
neighboringEntity Bornu Empire
Gobir
Katsina NERFINISHED
Nupe
Songhai Empire
Zamfara NERFINISHED
partOf Hausaland
presentLocation Kebbi State NERFINISHED
Niger State NERFINISHED
Sokoto State NERFINISHED
religion Islam
rulerTitle Sarkin Kebbi
successor Sokoto Caliphate
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
tradeGoods gold
grain
leather
salt
slaves

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Kebbi State namedAfter Kebbi Kingdom