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- 11th century
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16 statements · 6% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
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6 identifiers linking Gobir across the web's reference databases
16 statements · 6% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
6 identifiers linking Gobir across the web's reference databases
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The Kingdom of Gobir was a Hausa kingdom in what is now northern Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the 12th century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly 700 years. Its capital was the city of Alkalawa. In the early 19th century elements of the ruling dynasty fled north to what is today Niger from which a rival dynasty developed ruling as Sarkin Gobir at Tibiri. In 1975 a reunited traditional sultanate took up residence in Sabon Birni, Nigeria.