

Muhammadu Kanta, a Hausa immigrant from Kuyambana in southern became de facto military governor of the Songhay sub-province of Kebbi, and declared his independence in 1516.ĭuring this period, of which the massive walls still survive, was the capital of the kingdom.

The first historical references date to the time when the area came under rule during the reign of (1464–1492). The rulers of these states were supposed to trace their lineage to a of the Hausa founding father, Bayajidda, hence the locally disdainful term banza ('illegitimate'). According to the locally unknown, the Kebbi kingdom was one of the ('seven bastards') or seven 'illegitimate' states. History Origins Kebbi is traditionally considered to belong to the states of. Kebbi is populated by the Kebbawa, a subgroup of the Hausa. Average temperatures are about 26 ☌, ranging from 21 ☌ in winter to 40 ☌ between April and June. There is a wet season between May and September, with little rain in the remainder of the year. It is intersected by the lowlands of the, which are seasonally flooded. The landscape is mainly, open woodland with scattered trees. In earlier times it extended to the south of its original capital of, which is now capital of the and of Kebbi State itself. Location The Kebbi emirate is in the northwest of the modern Kebbi State.National Qur'anic reciter in jibwis Nigeria. Alaramma Usman Birnin Kebbi, Birnin-Kebbi. Abdullahi Saleh Paskitan da Alrm Abubakar Adam Sokoto Sokoto. 6) Sheikh Yakubu Musa Hassan da Alrm Usman Birnin Kebbi Katsina Katsina 7) Sheikh Abbas Jega da Alaramma Ridwan Kaduna Kebbi Birnin Kebbi 8) ShK Dr.
