JAMB History questions: Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states

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Question 1· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The ruler of Kanem-Borno was known by the title
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Question 2· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The title of the ruler of Borno after the Saifawa was
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Question 3· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
According to the Daura legend, the Hausa states were founded by the descendants of
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Question 4· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Kukawa became the capital of Borno under
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Question 5· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Under pressure from the Bulala, the rulers of Kanem moved their seat in the late fourteenth century to
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Question 6· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
In Borno, the descendants of al-Kanemi, the Shehus, replaced the
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Question 7· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The Habe rulers of Hausaland were overthrown by
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Question 8· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The dynasty that ruled Kanem-Borno for many centuries was the
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Question 9· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The Kano Chronicle is a source mainly for the history of
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Question 10· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Mai Idris Alooma of Borno is remembered especially for
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Question 11· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The Banza Bakwai were
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Question 12· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Muhammad Rumfa of Kano received advice on Islamic government from the scholar
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Question 13· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The Kano Chronicle is a
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Question 14· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Ngazargamu was the capital of
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Question 15· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Kanem's main trade route ran north across the Sahara to
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Question 16· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
The capital built by Mai Ali Gaji of Borno in the fifteenth century was
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Question 17· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Katsina was famous as a centre of
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Question 18· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Queen Amina is associated with the Hausa state of
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Question 19· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Kanem became Islamic under Mai
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Question 20· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB
Which of the following was one of the original seven Hausa states (Hausa Bakwai)?
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JAMB History questions: Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states

The ruler of Kanem-Borno was known by the title

The title of the ruler of Borno after the Saifawa was

According to the Daura legend, the Hausa states were founded by the descendants of

Kukawa became the capital of Borno under

Under pressure from the Bulala, the rulers of Kanem moved their seat in the late fourteenth century to

In Borno, the descendants of al-Kanemi, the Shehus, replaced the

The Habe rulers of Hausaland were overthrown by

The dynasty that ruled Kanem-Borno for many centuries was the

The Kano Chronicle is a source mainly for the history of

Mai Idris Alooma of Borno is remembered especially for

The Banza Bakwai were

Muhammad Rumfa of Kano received advice on Islamic government from the scholar

The Kano Chronicle is a

Ngazargamu was the capital of

Kanem's main trade route ran north across the Sahara to

The capital built by Mai Ali Gaji of Borno in the fifteenth century was

Katsina was famous as a centre of

Queen Amina is associated with the Hausa state of

Kanem became Islamic under Mai

Which of the following was one of the original seven Hausa states (Hausa Bakwai)?