Kingdom of Kano

The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that was established before 1000 AD, and lasted until the proclamation of the Sultanate of Kano by King Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya in 1349. The capital is now the modern city of Kano in Kano State.

Kingdom of Kano
Sarautar Kano
Ad Daulat Al Kano
999–1349
CapitalDala
(999- ???)
Kano
(???-1200)
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
(999-1349)
King 
 999
Bagauda (First)
 1349
Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya (Last)
LegislatureTaran Kano
History 
 Established
999
 Disestablished
1349
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Kano
Today part ofNigeria
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