Yauri Emirate

Yauri Emirate
Kasar Yauri
CapitalBin Yauri
Religion
Islam
History 
• Tafiraulu made Sarki (king) of Gungun Kafa
1411
• Yauri established the kingdom
1505-1531
• 1904
British colonial conquest

Yauri (or Yawuri) is an emirate in Nigeria's Kebbi State, occupying the Yauri Local Government Area. Today, Yauri is one of the smallest historical emirates in Northern Nigeria. In 1972, the population was about 112,000 people inhabiting a land area of about 1,306 square miles (3,380 km2) and scattered over six major districts.

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