Kebbi Kingdom
E356582
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kebbi Kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.