Hausaland

E97767
cultural region historical region

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hausaland canonical 40
Hausa land 5

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
associatedEvent Sokoto Jihad ⓘ
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 ⓘ
export grain ⓘ
kolanuts ⓘ
leather ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval period ⓘ
precolonial era ⓘ
import North African goods ⓘ
horses ⓘ
salt ⓘ
knownFor Hausa city-states ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
leatherwork ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
language Hausa ⓘ
surface form: Hausa language
locatedIn West Africa ⓘ
majorCity Birnin Kebbi ⓘ
Daura ⓘ
Gobir ⓘ
Hadejia ⓘ
Kano ⓘ
Katsina Emirate ⓘ
surface form: Katsina

Zaria ⓘ
partOf Sahel ⓘ
surface form: Sahel region

Sudan belt ⓘ
politicalStructure city-states ⓘ
presentIn Northern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: northern Nigeria

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kano → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Oyo Empire → tradedWith → Hausaland ⓘ
Usman dan Fodio → birthPlace → Hausaland ⓘ
Usman dan Fodio → region → Hausaland ⓘ
Nana Asma’u → regionOfActivity → Hausaland ⓘ
Zazzau Emirate → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Emir of Kano → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Zaria → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa land
Katsina Emirate → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
Hausa people → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Kebbi State → traditionalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Kitab al-Farq → circulationRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra → regionOfInfluence → Hausaland ⓘ
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra → placeOfOrigin → Hausaland ⓘ
Tanbih al-Ikhwan → regionOfInfluence → Hausaland ⓘ
Yan Taru → locatedIn → Hausaland ⓘ
Muhammad Bello → regionRuled → Hausaland ⓘ
Muhammad Bello → placeOfBirth → Hausaland ⓘ
Fulani Jihad → mainLocation → Hausaland ⓘ
Sokoto Jihad → mainTerritory → Hausaland ⓘ
Gobir → locatedIn → Hausaland ⓘ
Bauchi Emirate → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) → locatedIn → Hausaland ⓘ
Hausa city-states → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
Hausa Bakwai → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
Hausa architecture → region → Hausaland ⓘ
Shaykh Uthman ibn Fudi → placeOfBirth → Hausaland ⓘ
subject surface form: Usman dan Fodio
Shaykh Uthman ibn Fudi → activeIn → Hausaland ⓘ
subject surface form: Usman dan Fodio
Abdullahi dan Fodio → placeOfActivity → Hausaland ⓘ
Zaria Emirate → region → Hausaland ⓘ
Hadejia Emirate → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Gidan Rumfa → culturalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Emir of Katsina → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
city of Katsina → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
subject surface form: Katsina
this entity surface form: Hausa land
Katsina royal palace (Gidan Korau) → culturalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa land
Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Gerawa → culturalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Daura Emirate → locatedInRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Gaya → historicalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
Rano → hasCulturalRegion → Hausaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa land
Kebbi Kingdom → partOf → Hausaland ⓘ
Askia dynasty → territorialExpansion → Hausaland ⓘ
Muhammadu Bello → areaOfActivity → Hausaland ⓘ
Biram → culturalSphere → Hausaland ⓘ
Hadejia → belongsToEthnoCulturalArea → Hausaland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa land