c. 13th centuryEvent
Katsina develops as a center of learning and trade
Katsina emerged among the Hausa states as a city associated with commerce, Islamic scholarship, and wider Sahelian connections.
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c. 13th century
Katsina develops as a center of learning and trade
Katsina emerged among the Hausa states as a city associated with commerce, Islamic scholarship, and wider Sahelian connections.
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Katsina emerged among the Hausa states as a city associated with commerce, Islamic scholarship, and wider Sahelian connections. It was part of the northern literate tradition predating British rule.
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