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JAMB and WAEC History questions: Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states

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  1. Question 1· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    The legend of Bayajidda explains the origin of the

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  2. Question 2· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    The ruler of Kanem-Borno was known by the title

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  3. Question 3· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Queen Amina of Zazzau is remembered for

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  4. Question 4· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    The Hausa Bakwai (original Hausa states) included

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  5. Question 5· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    The title of the ruler of Borno after the Saifawa was

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  6. Question 6· 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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  7. Question 7· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    Kukawa became the capital of Borno under

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  8. Question 8· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    The ruling dynasty of Kanem-Borno for many centuries was the

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  9. Question 9· 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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  10. Question 10· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

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

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  11. Question 11· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    The Habe rulers of Hausaland were overthrown by

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  12. Question 12· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

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

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  13. Question 13· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Kanem-Borno's wealth came largely from its control of

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  14. Question 14· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    In Hausa legend, the founder of the Hausa states was

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  15. Question 15· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    The Kano Chronicle is a source mainly for the history of

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  16. Question 16· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Mai Idris Alooma obtained firearms for his army from

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  17. Question 17· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    El-Kanemi rose to prominence in Borno by

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  18. Question 18· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    Mai Idris Alooma of Borno is remembered especially for

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  19. Question 19· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    The Banza Bakwai were

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  20. Question 20· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

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

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