c. 12th centuryEvent
Kano grows as a Hausa commercial city
Kano became one of the major Hausa cities linked to craft production, markets, and trans-Saharan exchange.
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c. 12th century
Kano grows as a Hausa commercial city
Kano became one of the major Hausa cities linked to craft production, markets, and trans-Saharan exchange.
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Kano became one of the major Hausa cities linked to craft production, markets, and trans-Saharan exchange. Its textile and trading history later made it central to colonial northern commerce.
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