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Banza Bakwai
The Banza Bakwai, the 'seven bastards', were the Hausa and neighbouring kingdoms that Hausa tradition regarded as less legitimate than the seven true Hausa states descended from Bayajidda. They usually include Zamfara, Kebbi, Yauri, Gwari, Nupe, Kwararafa and Yoruba. Several, such as Kebbi and Zamfara, were powerful states in their own right.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Banza Bakwai. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/banza-bakwai
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