The Katsina Factor in the History of Yawuri and Zuru Emirates: A Study of Katsinawa in Diaspora
Abstract
Katsina was one of the earliest Hausa kingdoms whose influence was felt beyond Hausaland since the precolonial period. While Katsina served as a focal point to scores of migrants, many Katsinawa as well, due largely to trade, Islamic scholarship and circumstances of the 1804 Jihad, migrated and settled in different parts of West Africa. In the case of Yawuri and Zuru Emirates, Katsina had influenced their developments in the social, economic and political spheres. However, extensive research has not so far been conducted to unravel these developments. This study therefore, intends to examine the role of Katsinawa in diaspora with particular reference to Yawuri and Zuru Emirates of Kebbi State, Nigeria. The study has revealed the role of Katsinawa amidst non-Hausa communities. The study has utilized, primarily, oral and written sources.
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Alhaji Aliyu Lumamu, 63 years, in his house at Kambu Village, 13/08/2012.
Malam Abubakar Barau (Ngaski Village Head, over 80 years), interviewed at his palace, 22/4/2013.
Malam Jibo Utono (a retired Arabic Teacher, 85 years), at Utono town, 22/8/2012.
Malam Musa Abdullahi (91 years), at his home at Cupamini Village, 27/3/2014.
Lates Mamman Majidadi Libata, Garba Wakili, Audu Dan Gado Shagwa (all over 100 years) and Late Attahiru Giwa Wara Village Head (over 80 years), 20/2/2013. They were among the first Muslim converts in the 1950s that had a vast magnificent understanding of the history of their distant past.
Mamman Majidadi Libata, (over 100 years), at Libata town, 25/2/2013.
