Housa

Rise of Housa

Apr 2, 600

The queen of Daura gave herself in marriage to Bayajidda,the founder of Hausaland, to show her appreciation. The two gave birth to seven healthy sons, each of whom ruled the seven city states that make up Hausaland

Hausa people found many city-states

Apr 3, 1000

textiles, glass, leather, and metal work were among their crafts, and they had an extensive trade. By the 16th century the state of Kano was the largest and most properous, with trade in ivory, gold leather, and slaves. Arab and Berber traders, as well as local merchants lived there, and it was a center of Islamic culture. That Hausa

religion

Apr 3, 1100

11th century, Islam was brought to Hausa territory by Muhommad Al-Maghili, an Islamic cleric, teacher, and missionary, who came from Bornu toward the end of the 15th century. Early Islamization proceeded peacefully, mainly at the hands of prophets, pilgrims, and merchants. It was not until the early 1800s that the Fulani began to put pressure on the Hausa to undergo large scale conversion. Through a series of holy wars the northern part of what is today Nigeria was unified in the name of Islam

Zenith (hight of power)

Apr 3, 1200

The Hausa Kingdoms emerged in the 13th century as vibrant trading centers competing with Kanem-Bornu and the Mali Empire. The primary exports were leather, gold, cloth, salt, kola nuts, animal hides, and henna. Except for minor alliances, the Hausa city-states functioned independently. Rivalries generally inhibited the formation of one centralized authority.

Prosperity

Apr 3, 1300

Besides adopting Islamic script, they adopted method of rulership, standing armies, requirement of free labor for land cultivation, building of palaces. This brought great prosperity to Hausa states.

Islam

Apr 3, 1400

In the late 1300’s Islam began to filter into Hausa land through traveling merchants. But the pace was relatively slow. It was not until the 1450's that a group of people from the Senegal River, known as the Fulani, began immigrating in large numbers into Hausaland that a strong Islamic presence arrived.

The Hausa Kingdoms emerged in the 13th century as vibrant trading centers competing with Kanem-Bornu and the Mali Empire. The primary exports were leather, gold, cloth, salt, kola nuts, animal hides, and henna. Except for minor alliances, the Hausa city-s

Apr 3, 1500

By 1500 C.E. the Hausa utilized a modified Arabic script known as ajami to record their own language; the Hausa compiled several written histories, the most popular being the Kano Chronicles.

Holy war

Apr 3, 1800

but it was not until 1200 that they really began to control the region. The history of the area is intricately tied to Islam and the Fulani who wrested political power from the Hausa in the early 1800s through a series of holy wars.

FOLKLORE

Mar 2, 2022

According to tradition, Bayajidda, the mythical ancestor of the Hausa, migrated from Baghdad in the ninth or tenth century AD . After stopping at the kingdom of Bornu, he fled west and helped the king of Daura slay a dangerous snake. As a reward, he was given the Queen of Daura in marriage. Bayajidda's son, Bawo, founded the city of Biram. He had six sons who became the rulers of other Hausa city-states. Collectively, these are known as the Hausa bakwai (Hausa seven).Hausa folklore includes tats