Formation of the Hausa City-States

Name: Formation of the Hausa City-States
Start: 1190
End: 1200

Type Event Region Africa Time 1190–1200

Around the 12th century, the Hausa people of West Africa formed a series of independent city-states in what is now northern Nigeria and southern Nige…

Timeline

1190–1195Kano · NigeriaHausa cities such as Kano developed along trans-Saharan trade routes and local handicrafts, with population concentration, the emergence of a professional merchant class, and defensive wall systems.
1196–1200Hausa city-states · HausalandHausa city-states such as Katsina, Gobir, and Zazzau each developed traditions of hereditary rule and local councils, forming a polycentric political network of Hausaland through competition and cooperation.

Sources

Hausa states https://www.britannica.com/place/Hausa-states