c. 14th centuryEvent
Islam deepens in Hausa city-states
Hausa states such as Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Gobir, Daura, and Rano developed as commercial and urban centers shaped by Islam, trade, and scholarship.
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c. 14th century
Islam deepens in Hausa city-states
Hausa states such as Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Gobir, Daura, and Rano developed as commercial and urban centers shaped by Islam, trade, and scholarship.
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Hausa states such as Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Gobir, Daura, and Rano developed as commercial and urban centers shaped by Islam, trade, and scholarship. Their later incorporation into Sokoto and British indirect rule made them central to northern regional politics.