Hadejia
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Hadejia (also Hadeja, previously Biram) is a Hausa town in eastern Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria[1]. The population was approximately 47,400 as of 1991.[2] The people of Hadejia are largely Muslim, although some follow indigenous faiths.[3]
Hadejia was once known as Biram, and is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" (Hausa Bakwai),[4] because it was ruled by the descendants of the Hausa mythological figure Bayajidda and his second wife, Daurama.[5] By 1810, during the Fulani War, the Hausa rulers of the Hausa Bakwai had all been overcome by the Fulani.[6] Hadejia Emirate itself had been founded two years earlier, in 1808, and lasted until 1991, when it was absorbed into Jigawa State.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The fallingrain.com gazetteer - Hadejia. Retrieved on February 18, 2007
- ^ a b "Hadejia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
- ^ Haɗejia Emirate Website: PEOPLE. Hadejia.com. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
- ^ "Daura". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ Dierk Lange. Oral version of the Bayajidda legend. Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa. Retrieved on December 21, 2006.
- ^ Johnston, H. A. S (1967). The Consolidation of the Empire. The Fulani Empire of Sokoto. Amana Online. Retrieved on January 21, 2007.
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