Alkalawa

Alkalawa (Hausa: Alƙalawa) was the capital of the Hausa city-state of Gobir, in what is now northern Nigeria.

History

In the early 19th-century, Fulani jihadist Usman dan Fodio invaded Yunfa (ruler of the minor kingdom of Gobir) at Alkalawa. The city fell in October 1808, marking the end of resistance to Fulani rule in the region.[1]

Bibliography
  • Research and Documentation Directors Government House, Kano.Kano Millennium:100 years in History.

References
  1. Research and Documentation Directors Government House, Kano.Kano Millennium:100 years in History.p.p, 44-45. ISBN 978-881-0958-6 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: length


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