Hausaland
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Hausaland is a historical region of West Africa traditionally inhabited by the Hausa people, known for its influential city-states, trans-Saharan trade, and rich Islamic cultural heritage.
Aliases (1)
- Hausa land ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
→
historical region → |
| associatedEvent |
Sokoto Jihad
NERFINISHED
→
|
| colonialHistory |
incorporated into British Northern Nigeria Protectorate
→
incorporated into French West Africa → |
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| culturalHeritage |
Hausa architecture
→
Hausa literature → Islamic education → Quranic schools → |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
→
craft production → long-distance trade → |
| ethnicGroup |
Hausa people
NERFINISHED
→
|
| export |
grain
→
kolanuts → leather → textiles → |
| historicalPeriod |
medieval period
→
precolonial era → |
| import |
North African goods
→
horses → salt → |
| knownFor |
Hausa city-states
NERFINISHED
→
Islamic scholarship → architecture → leatherwork → textile production → trans-Saharan trade → |
| language |
Hausa language
NERFINISHED
→
|
| locatedIn |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
→
|
| majorCity |
Birnin Kebbi
NERFINISHED
→
Daura NERFINISHED → Gobir NERFINISHED → Hadejia NERFINISHED → Kano NERFINISHED → Katsina NERFINISHED → Zaria NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Sahel region
NERFINISHED
→
Sudan belt → |
| politicalStructure |
city-states
→
|
| presentIn |
northern Nigeria
NERFINISHED
→
parts of Benin → parts of Burkina Faso → parts of Cameroon → parts of Chad → parts of Ghana → parts of Togo → southern Niger → |
| religion |
Islam
→
|
| tradeRoute |
trans-Saharan trade routes
→
|
| traditionalInhabitants |
Hausa people
NERFINISHED
→
|
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Emir of Kano
→
Hausa people → Kano → Zazzau Emirate → |
historicalRegion |
|
Katsina Emirate
→
Zaria ("Hausa land") → |
partOf |
|
Usman dan Fodio
→
|
birthPlace |
|
Usman dan Fodio
→
|
region |
|
Nana Asma’u
→
|
regionOfActivity |
|
Oyo Empire
→
|
tradedWith |
|
Kebbi State
→
|
traditionalRegion |