Gobir
Kingdom of Gobir | |||||||
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| Status | State from 1150–1808 Currently various non-sovereign monarchies within Nigeria and Niger | ||||||
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| Religion | Hausa animism, later replaced by Islam | ||||||
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| Government | Sarauta | ||||||
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• 12th-century (at Asben) | Ubandoro II (first) | ||||||
• 1801–1808 | Yunfa (last) | ||||||
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• First capital established | 1150 | ||||||
• Founding of Birnin Lalle | 15th century | ||||||
• Founding of Goran Rami | 18th century | ||||||
• Declaration of Uthman's jihad | 21 February 1804 | ||||||
• Fall of Alkalawa | 3 October 1808 | ||||||
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The Kingdom of ⓘ Gobir (Demonym: Gobirawa) was a Hausa kingdom in what is now northern Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the 12th century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly 700 years. Its capital was the city of Alkalawa. In the early 19th century elements of the ruling dynasty fled north to what is today Niger from which a rival dynasty developed ruling as Sarkin Gobir ("King of Gobir") at Tibiri. In 1975 a reunited traditional sultanate took up residence in Sabon Birni, Nigeria.