Part 1: British Conquest In Northern Nigeria And The Resistance By Hausa States

  Islam was introduced to Northern Nigeria during they reign of king yaji around  (1349-1385). King yaji introduced an imam into his administration under the title of qadi, that mark the beginning of Islamic infiltration into the ruling administration of Northern Nigeria.

   Islam was growing incredibly fast in the region, Muhammed Rumfa (1463-1499) built the first set of mosque. Even though Islam was growing considerably fast in Northern Nigeria the migration of scholars from Egypt, Tunis and Morocco sped up the growth of Islam, they were trusted due to the provision of trading route and safety to the locals. Kano soon became a center of Islamic scholarship, at the end of the sixteenth century Muhammed Al-Karau pronounced himself king of Kastina.

  Despite the growth in trade and economy, the kingship of Northern Nigeria was gradually weakening due to constant war. By the 18th century the kingship of Northern Nigeria was already politically and economically weak. The fulani jihad led by Uthman Dan Fodio tookover and in 1808 the Hausa States became known as Hausa-Fulani caliphate.