Kingdom of Kano
Kingdom of Kano Masarautar Kano (Hausa) | |||||||
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| 999–1805 | |||||||
| Capital | Sheme (999 – 1095/1134) Kano (1095/1134 – 1805) | ||||||
| Common languages | Hausa Arabic | ||||||
| Religion | Hausa animism, later replaced by Islam | ||||||
| Demonym | Kanawa | ||||||
| Government | Sarauta | ||||||
| Sarki | |||||||
• c. 999 | Bagauda (first) | ||||||
• 1463-1499 | Muhammad Rumfa | ||||||
• 1781–1807 | Muhammad Alwali II (last) | ||||||
| Legislature | Taran Kano | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 999 | ||||||
| 1805 | |||||||
| Currency | Cowries, gold | ||||||
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| Today part of | Nigeria Niger | ||||||
The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom centred on the city of Kano in modern-day northern Nigeria that was established around 1000 CE, and endured until its conquest during the jihad of Usman dan Fodio in 1805. Following this, its dynasty was replaced with a Fulani one subordinate to the Sokoto Caliphate, and the polity continues to exist today as the Kano Emirate Council, a non-sovereign monarchy in Nigeria.