Kabara and or Magajiya is the title used by the matriarchal monarchs that ruled the

Hausa people The Hausa ( autonyms for singular: Bahaushe ( m), Bahaushiya ( f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami: ) are the largest native ethnic group in Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which is the second most spoken language ...

in medieval times. The ''

Kano Chronicle The ''Kano Chronicle'' (''Tarikh arbab hadha al-balad al-musamma Kano'' in Arabic) is an Arabic-language manuscript that lists the rulers of Kano. Summary The ''Kano Chronicle'' is a list of rulers of Kano stretching back to the 10th century A ...

'' gives the following list of Matriarchal monarchs that was said to have culminated and ended with the rule of

Daurama Daurama or Magajiya Daurama (c. 9th century) was a ruler of the Hausa people who, as the Last Kabara of Daura, presided over the upheaval that saw a transference of power from the matriarchal royal system of the Hausa people. Oral traditions re ...

II, the last Kabara of

Daura Daura is a town and Local Government Area in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people. The emirate is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" (Hausa Bakwai) because it was, (along with Biram, Kan ...

Kabaras

List of Kabaras: *Kufuru *Ginu *Yakumo *Yakunya *Wanzamu *Yanbamu *Gizir-gizir *Inna-Gari *Daurama *Ga-Wata *Shata *Fatatuma *Sai-Da-Mata *Ja-Mata *Ha-Mata *Zama *Sha-Wata *

References

{{reflist Hausa people History of Northern Nigeria Sahelian kingdoms