The Battle of Santolo was a decisive battle between the newly declared Kanoan Sultanate and the Animist Hausa Kingdom of Santolo, it was the first recorded Islamic Jihad waged and fought in Sudanic Africa.

In the 1300s Islamic influence from the Mali empire had crept into Hausa land. in 1349 the King of Kano Ali Yaji dissolved the cult of Tsumbubura, the powerful theocratic cult of the Hausa Animist religion, this sparked a wave of rebellion throughout the kingdom. At some point afterwards, the remnant of the high priests of the cult converged on Santolo, an important seat of Hausa Animism. Invigorated by religious zeal the new 'Sultan' with the support of Wangara Muslims descended on Santolo where an epic battle was fought.

The Battle of Santolo was to be the first in a wave conquest soon to be initiated by the Sultanate of Kano, a wave that was to see Kanoan power culminating into a Hausa Empire in the reign Sultan Muhammadu Kisoki whom according to Sultan Muhammed Bello of sokoto, " was to rule the length and breath of hausa land, from the east to the west"[1]

Kaura! Your threads are extremely educative as usual, proud to be hausa, proud to be a kanoan. Keep them coming, mate!

Hausa hardly have any culture this days

NiceHans:
Hausa hardly have any culture this days

what do you mean vy that? We have our distinct language, distinct architecture,we have our own festivals, distinct mode of dressing, distinct food, distinct music so what do you mean by we dont have culture? I don't know u understand what culture is

Lol if hausa dont have culture then tell me the people that have

When our culture have influenced alot be ut food,horse riding,architecture,lots of other ethnicities speak our language etc

kaura5000:
When our culture have influenced alot be ut food,horse riding,architecture,lots of other ethnicities speak our language etc

I don't know any Hausa name. all I've heard are Arabs. Care to list some traditional names?

So you have never had of tanko,mudi,danladi,danjuma,magaji,lado,mati,indo,kande,mainasara,marka, etc although I agree many have switched to Islamic names... but name is not the only yardstick to know of a culture.. hausa language is strong which is one of the most yardstick to measure language.. dont you see many people are switching to hausa language from fulani,kanuri,taureg, etc what would you call them?

SIRANDREWS:
I don't know any Hausa name. all I've heard are Arabs. Care to list some traditional names?

kaura5000:
Lol if hausa dont have culture then tell me the people that have

Exactly!

NiceHans:
Hausa hardly have any culture this days

Hater!

ParrishNorwood:


Hater!

no please, its just an observation that i made that hausa culture was replaced by islamic one, dont quote me wrong, but correct me like the poster above

NiceHans:
no please, its just an observation that i made that hausa culture was replaced by islamic one, dont quote me wrong, but correct me like the poster above

What about hausa culture is Islamic?

kaura5000:
In the 1300s Islamic influence from the Mali empire had crept into Hausa land. in 1349 the King of Kano Ali Yaji dissolved the cult of Tsumbubura, the powerful theocratic cult of the Hausa Animist religion, this sparked a wave of rebellion throughout the kingdom. At some point afterwards, the remnant of the high priests of the cult converged on Santolo, an important seat of Hausa Animism. Invigorated by religious zeal the new 'Sultan' with the support of Wangara Muslims descended on Santolo where an epic battle was fought.

Who were the Malians that brought Islam to Kano or influenced Kanoans to adopt Islam ? Were they not Fulanis or Tuaregs ?

They are the soninke people of the famous mali empire

shota:

Who were the Malians that brought Islam to Kano or influenced Kanoans to adopt Islam ? Were they not Fulanis or Tuaregs ?

kaura5000:
They are the soninke people of the famous mali empire

Before the Soninke brought Islam and civilization to the Hausas were the Hausas wearing cloths ?

At what time did the Hausas start to wear cloths ?

Idiot before islam we already have our own civilizations

shota:

Before the Soninke brought Islam and civilization to the Hausas were the Hausas wearing cloths ?
At what time did the Hausas start to wear cloths ?

kaura5000:
Idiot before islam we already have our own civilizations

LOL.. So why wearing the cloth of the Soninke people ?

Shota is just jealous the hausas he stupidly sees as below him have been organized, civilized and fully clothed as long as time can tell, his people on the other hand the British found strolling the forest naked like lower animals.

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