Zazzau Emirate

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Zazzau Emirate is a historic Hausa kingdom and traditional emirate centered on the city of Zaria, known for its role as a major political and commercial hub in precolonial northern Nigeria.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hausa kingdom
historical polity
traditional emirate
associatedWith Fulani jihad in Hausaland
borderedBy Bauchi Emirate
Kano Emirate
Katsina Emirate
Nupe territories
capital Zaria
centeredOn city of Zaria
colonialStatus emirate under British indirect rule
culturalRegion Arewa (Northern Nigeria)
ethnicGroup Hausa people
governmentType monarchy
hasCulturalHeritage Hausa architecture
Hausa court traditions
emirate palace complex in Zaria
hasEconomicRole market center for surrounding rural areas
regional trade hub
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era
postcolonial Nigeria
precolonial era
hasInstitution district heads
emirate council of chiefs
ward heads
hasRulerTitle Sarkin Zazzau
hasTitleHolder Emir of Zazzau
historicalRegion Central Sudan
Hausaland
knownFor agricultural production
long-distance trade
political influence in precolonial Northern Nigeria
slave raiding and trading in precolonial era
trans-Saharan commerce
language Hausa language
locatedIn Kaduna State
Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Zaria
partOf Hausa Bakwai
playsRoleIn mediation of local disputes
preservation of Hausa customs
regional Islamic scholarship
politicalSystem emirate council
precolonialStatus major Hausa city-state
religion Islam
successorState Zaria Local Government Area
traditionalAuthority customary law
traditionalState Northern Nigeria

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Northern Nigeria
hasHistoricalEntity
Katsina Emirate ("Zazzau (Zaria) Emirate")
neighboringPolitiesHistorically
Sokoto Caliphate ("Hausa city-states")
precededBy
Zaria
traditionalState

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