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Bayajidda (Hausa:
Bàyā̀jiddà)(real name:Abu Yazid) was,
according to the
legends surrounding most West
African states before the 19th century, the founder...
- for its
relation to the
legend of the hero
Bayajidda defeating the
snake Sarki. The well and
Bayajidda's supposed dagger are now a
tourist attraction...
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Hausa oral
history is
reflected in the
Bayajidda legend,
which describes the
adventures of the
Baghdadi hero,
Bayajidda,
culminating in the
killing of the...
- the
Kingdom of
Daura was the first,
according to the
Bayajidda legend. The
legend of
Bayajidda is a
relatively new
concept in the
history of the Hausa...
- the
Hausa Bakwai states,
believed to be
founded by the
descendants of
Bayajidda according to legend.
Throughout its history,
Katsina has been governed...
- founded,
according to the
Bayajidda legend, by the six sons of Bawo. Bawo was the only son of the
Hausa queen Daurama and
Bayajidda or (Abu
Yazid according...
- Kano, Katsina, Zazzau, Gobir, and Rano),
ruled by the
descendants of
Bayajidda's sons with
Daurama and
Magira (his
first wife). The
University of California's...
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because it was
ruled by the
descendants of the
Hausa mythological figure Bayajidda and his
second wife, Daurama. By 1810,
during the
Fulani War, the Hausa...
- Nigeria. The
story of
Magajiya Daurama is
partially told in the
legend of
Bayajidda.
Magajiya Daurama ruled a
state known as Daura,
after the town with the...
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tells the
traditional story of the
foundation of the
Hausa kingdoms by
Bayajidda, an Arab
adventurer from Baghdad, and
gives a list of
rulers along with...
