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Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:34pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free - Motto of Mossad. A lot of people always wonder why history was suspended from our schools. But it’s because a lot of people don’t want the younger generation to know the truths about the history of Nigeria even though this history still informs a lot of their actions in the Nigerian polity today. Today I bring you the ancient division of Northern Nigeria as contained in Encyclopedia Britannica (just so you know I’m not making it up). In the past, northern Nigeria was divided into Hausa Bakwai (legitimate Hausas sons) and Hausa Banza (illegitimate Hausas sons) *Hausa Bakwai (legitimate sons) were: 1) Biram 2) Daura 3) Gobir 4) Kano 5) Rano 6) Katsina and 7) Zazzau (Zaria) *Hausa Banza (Bastard sons) were: 1) Zamfara 2) Kebbi 3) Yauri 4) Gwari 5) Nupe 6) Kwararafa (Kororofa, Jukun) and 7) Yoruba (yes Yoruba). The Fulani Jihad and the establishment of emirates helped diminish these ancient divisions but did the north truly move on from considering the Banzas as illegitimate sons? Let’s examine history together. Hausa states, group of neighbouring African states, occasionally interconnected from the mid-14th century by loose alliances. Their territory lay above the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers (in present-day northern Nigeria), between the Songhai empire in the west and that of the Kanem-Bornu, or Bornu, in the east. The seven true Hausa states, or Hausa Bakwai (Biram, Daura, Gobir, Kano, Katsina, Rano, and Zaria [Zazzau]), and their seven outlying satellites, or Banza Bakwai (Zamfara, Kebbi, Yauri, Gwari, Nupe, Kororofa [Jukun], and Yoruba), had no central authority, were never combined in wars of conquest, and were therefore frequently subject to domination from outside. Isolated until the 14th century, they were then introduced to Islam by missionaries from Mali. Conquered early in the 19th century by Fulani, in whose jihad, or “holy war,” many Hausa peasants had voluntarily combined, they were organized into emirates. At the beginning of the 20th century, the British took over the administration of the former emirates, to which they attached Bornu to form the northern provinces (subsequently the Northern Region) of the Protectorate of Nigeria.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hausa-Bakwai 4 Likes
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:38pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
DAURA Daura, town and traditional emirate, Katsina state, northern Nigeria. The town lies in a savanna zone at the intersection of roads from Katsina town, Kano, Zango, and Zinder (Niger). An ancient settlement, the name of which means “blacksmith” in the Tuareg language, it was founded by a queen and was ruled by women in the 9th and 10th centuries. It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people: a well-known legend of western Africa relates that Bayajida (Abuyazidu), a son of the king of Baghdad, killed Sarki, the fetish snake at the town’s well, and married the reigning Daura queen. Their descendants became the seven rulers of the Hausa Bakwai (The Seven True Hausa States). Daura thus became a Hausa state that stretched across the borders of present-day Nigeria and Niger. Daura town became a caravan centre for salt and potash from the Sahara Desert and for cloth, slaves, leather, and agricultural produce from the south; but it never gained the political or military prominence of Katsina (49 miles [79 km] west) or of Kano (73 miles [117 km] south). KANO Kano, historic kingdom and traditional emirate in northern Nigeria. According to the Kano Chronicle (1890s), the best-known native history of the Hausa people, the Kano kingdom was founded as one of the Hausa Bakwai (“Seven True Hausa States”) in 999 by Bagauda, a grandson of Bayajida (Abuyazidu), the legendary progenitor of the Hausa people. Its capital was moved from Sheme (to the north) to the present site of Kano city in King Gajemasu’s reign (1095–1134). Malinke scholars from the Mali empire introduced Islām into the region in the 1340s, and Yaji (reigned 1349–85) was probably Kano’s first Muslim Hausa king. Islām was blamed for Kano’s defeat by Zaria about 1400, and King Kanajeji renounced the faith; but in the 1450s new Malian teachers arrived, and Islām regained its influence. KATSINA Katsina, historic kingdom and emirate in northern Nigeria. According to tradition, the kingdom, one of the Hausa Bakwai (“Seven True Hausa States”), was founded in the 10th or 11th century. Islām was introduced in the 1450s, and Muhammad Korau (reigned late 15th century) was Katsina’s first Muslim king. During his reign camel caravans crossed the Sahara from Ghudāmis (Ghadames), Tripoli, and Tunis southward to Katsina and brought such prosperity to the state that it became caught in the rivalry between the great West African empires of Songhai (Gao) and Bornu. In 1513 Katsina was conquered by the Songhai. 1 Like |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:38pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
ZAZZAU (ZARIA) Zaria, formerly Zazzau, or Zegzeg, historic kingdom, traditional emirate, and local government council in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, with its headquarters at Zaria (q.v.) city. The kingdom is traditionally said to date from the 11th century, when King Gunguma founded it as one of the original Hausa Bakwai (Seven True Hausa States). As the southernmost state of the seven, it had the function of capturing slaves for all Hausa Bakwai, especially for the northern markets of Kano and Katsina. Camel caravans from the Sahara travelled south to Zazzau to exchange salt for slaves, cloth, leather, and grain. Islām was introduced about 1456, and there were Muslim Hausa rulers in the early 16th century. Muḥammad I Askia, a warrior leader of the Songhai Empire, conquered Zazzau c. 1512; the results of that conquest were recorded by the traveller Leo Africanus. Gobir Gobir (Demonym: Gobirawa ) is a city in Nigeria now. It was founded by the Hausas in the 11th century, Gobir is one of the seven original kingdoms of the Hausa country , and continued to rule the Hausa country for about 700 years. Its capital is the city of Alkalawa . At the beginning of the 19th century, the people of the ruling dynasty fled from the north to present-day Niger , where an opposition dynasty gained power as Sarkin Gobir ( King of Gobir ) in Tibiri . In 1975, a traditional king settled again in Sabon Birni , Nigeria. RANO The history of Rano dates back to a long time ago as one of the oldest settlements in this part of Northern Nigeria, the kingdoms started 300 years before Christianity. The Kwararrafa warriors founded the kingdom in 523 AD. The kingdom witnessed three ruling kings such as: - Kwararrafawa reigned from 523 AD to 1001 AD, while Habe reigned from 1001 AD - 1819 AD, and the Fulani kingdom reigned from 1819 to date. As an independent kingdom, more than 40 kings ruled the kingdom of Rano before the colonial rule. BIRAM Garun-gabas generally recognised as the ancient Biram, i believe and Bagdaza to be Baghdad. The legend in another form is connected with that of the Origin of the Hausa Bakwai. Mukhtar or Bayajidda was compelled to flee Bornu with his wife, on his Journey west he left her on the road and she gave birth to Biram who founded Garun-gabas. Bayajidda continued his journey to Daura where the well known encounter with the Snake took place and Bayajidda's marriage with the Queen Daurama. 1 Like |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:39pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Ihateheadslamer: 10:40pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
I remembered then those years in the uni Abuja when history was my beloved course i spent so much studying day and night just to prove a point ☝️ 2 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:40pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:41pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by ZKOSOSO(m): 10:41pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
All this useless and half truth from Fulani controlled government is mind bugging. Had credit in Hausa Language in my SSCE . We read about Bayajidda, Hausa Bakwai and Banza Bakwai. Yoruba has never been there. Buhari and his Fulani supremacist are busy rewriting nonsense for our kids to swallow. Attached by force Yeye history. No wonder they banned History as a subject in secondary education for nearly 20yrs now 6 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by helinues: 10:41pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
Ancient division jammed agent of division |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by VeryWickedPrick: 10:46pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 10:52pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Kukutenla: 10:53pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
Whoever wrote this nonsense needs a slap. Yoruba and even Nupe was never counted as one of the children or bastards of Bajayyida, the progenitor of the Hausas. Op needs to go and get his facts correct Even Jukun? Where Jukun and Hausa for meet? Very soon they'll add Tiv I can even see Gwari has replaced Gwandu. Op is just disgracing himself. For you to not know basic history of Nigeria and the tribes is a slight on your education. I suggest you close the thread 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 11:12pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
Kukutenla:You might wanna write this to Encyclopedia Britannica. Tell them that you know more than they do. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hausa-Bakwai 6 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Kukutenla: 11:26pm On Jun 29, 2023 |
Penguin2: Maybe i will. But you should learn to critique what you see on the net. This is the lady feeding you bunkum about Hausa states below. Tell me if this person looks like someone who has any idea what she's doing 6 Likes
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 11:40am On Jun 30, 2023 |
Kukutenla:You seem to be pained to find out that the north considers Yoruba as one of the Banza children of Bayajida. 2 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Kukutenla: 11:50am On Jun 30, 2023 |
Penguin2: Pained indeed. It only exists in the imagination of the writer. The Hausas never claimed to share any lineage with Yoruba at any point. I'll like to see an historical piece written by and Hausa where such claim is made 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by AdiscoPele: 12:04pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
ZKOSOSO:Don't mind the op, anything to degenerate the Yorubas make his bigoted mind happy. 4 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by OfoIgbo: 12:32pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
ZKOSOSO: The history that i studied in Enugu during my secondary school days, Yoruba was one of the Banza bokwai states, and I had always wondered how Yoruba got to make it into that list 2 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Penguin2: 12:36pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Kukutenla:So you don’t know history? This is your first time hearing it?
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by BadMaster: 12:36pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
A thread by a flat headed fool 5 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by T8ksy(m): 12:51pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
BadMaster: .......for the benefit of his fellow flat headed imbeciles to mastubate on. 2 Likes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Christistruth03: 1:14pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Penguin2: Samuel Johnson in the History of the Yorubas claimed that the Alaafins Palace Historians told him that Gobir and Yauri Hausas and also the Kanuri were close relatives of the Yoruba The Yorubas themselves Claim to be Close cousins of the Nupes and since the Gwari branched out of the Nupes that would include the Gwari as well In fact all the Hausa Bansa are relatives of the Yoruba including the Jukun that are closely linked to the Nupes |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Dotherightthing: 1:18pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
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Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Christistruth03: 1:20pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
[img][/img] Dotherightthing: Wake up Hatred will only blind you Some of the Igbo Ancient Tribal Marks originated in Northern Nigeria Especially around the Jukun Igala axis |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by NaMe4: 1:33pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Popular stories of Bayajidda have lots of inconsistencies. The accounts of Bayajidda are best considered as legend. |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Kukutenla: 1:36pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Penguin2: Ok. So it is Ilorin now and not Yoruba. It is obvious that the history teller is simply being mischievious as this history simply looks like an attempt at derogatory name-calling. We all know Ilorin have no business with the Hausa and only came under Fulani rule in early 19th Cenury. So to refer to Ilorin as an Hausa state is simply mischief. Nupe kingdom is one of the oldest in Africa as well. It has contiguousness with the Baruba and is thus not affiliated with Hausa 1 Like |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by LadyExcellency: 1:49pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
The present is that Tech Companies and AI have grouped Nigeria into three Ethnicity and three Languages only. It wouldn't be long every water will find its level. History is now for the books, future is being reorganised. |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by Raheeqilmaktoom: 1:51pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
You are a true embodiment of the saying 'if education is expensive, try ignorance '. 😂😂 Penguin is a bird of reason. 🤡 |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by christejames(m): 2:02pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Interesting |
Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by tamdun: 2:33pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
E be like say madness dey worry op and the person that compile the list,u called a group yoruba and still list them under hausa? I have just one question for u guys,na which language them dey speak for ilorin? Kwara was under sw until nnamdi azikiwe use him bad bele push kwara to north 1 Like |
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