Hausaland and the
Growth of the Sokoto Caliphate

Pre-Jihad Chronology of Hausaland

by Rudy Scott Nelson



1500s – Kebbi vs Songhai immigrants
1500s – Kebbi vs Zamfara
1600s – Zamfara vs Koronofa raiders from Bornu
Early 1700s – Zamfara vs Kano
Early 1700s – Zamfara vs Katsina
Mid-1700s – Zamfara defeats Kebbi
Late 1700s – Gobir vs Taureg tribes of Agades from the north over salt trade
Early 1800s – Gobir defeats Zamfara
Early 1800s - Gobir vs the minor towns of Maradun and Kiawa
Early 1800s – Gobir vs Adarawa

Hausaland and the Growth of the Sokoto Caliphate


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