Yaji of Kano

Type Figure Region West Africa Time c. 970–1063 Also known as Yaji I、King Yaji、卡诺的亚吉

Yaji was an 11th-century ruler of the Hausa city-state of Kano, reigning c. 999–1063 according to the Kano Chronicle, during which he strengthened th…

Timeline

c. 1051–1060Kano · Kano StateIn the later part of his reign Yaji continued to consolidate Kano's status as a Hausa trade center, advancing defensive works such as city walls to meet competition from neighboring city-states and to preserve the prosperity and political independence of this trans-Saharan trade hub.

Sources

The Kano Chronicle
Palmer, H.R. — An Introduction to the History of the Hausa States — Herbert Richmond Palmer (1928)