Territorial Expansion of the Kano Emirate

Name: Territorial Expansion of the Kano Emirate
Start: 1407
End: 1410

Type Event Region Africa Time 1407–1410

Around 1407 CE, the Hausa city-state of Kano, under Habe rulers, integrated surrounding agricultural and pastoral communities, extending tax and trad…

Timeline

1407–1408Outskirts of Kano · KanoThrough military deterrence and marriage alliances, Kano's rulers brought surrounding agricultural villages under direct administration, establishing local governance and taxation systems.
1408–1410Hausaland · NigeriaKano gained the upper hand in competition with other Hausa city-states such as Katsina and Zaria, controlling more trans-Saharan trade routes and local market nodes, raising its regional influence.

Sources

Kano https://www.britannica.com/place/Kano-Nigeria
The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 3: c.1050–c.1600 — Roland Oliver (1977)