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third time, he vowed " I will not return to Kano, if Allah wills, until I conquer the enemy.". The fourth attempt, he utilized the same strategy that his father had used to conquer the
Kwararafa. He started a siege which lasted for two years until the people of Umbatu were starved out and forced to concede defeat. They gave the Sultan a thousand male slaves and a thousand female slaves from among their children, and then gave him another two thousand slaves.
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Kano, and again went out the following year. He again failed, but said, “I will not return home, if Allah wills, until I conquer the enemy.” He remained at Betu 2 years. The inhabitants, unable to till their fields, were at length starved out, and had to give in to him. They gave him a thousand male, and a thousand female slaves, their own children. They also gave him another 200 slaves. Then peace was made.
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Like his father, Kanajeji he immediately set out to extend the reach of the
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Kanajeji was the first Hausa Sarki to introduce “Lifidi” and iron helmets and coats of mail for battle. They were introduced because in the war at Umbatu the losses had been so heavy. He visited Kano and returned to Umbatu the next year, but he had no success in the war. He returned a second time to
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A year after the first battle, Kanajeji set out to Zazzau once again. This time he camped at Gadaz and the army of Zazzau came to meet him. The army of Kano slayed the King of Zazzau and most of their chiefs. The men of Zazzau fled for their lives. He entered Zazzau and reigned near Shika for eight
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Kanajeji's first attempt at subduing Umbatu resulted in an emphatic defeat. The casualties Kano suffered forced him to modernize his army by introducing armor, iron helmets, and coats of mail. He returned to Umbatu twice more in two successive years but failed both times. However, after failing a
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and Aunaka. The short reign of his father's successor, his uncle, Muhammad Bugaya, was pervaded with peace and tranquility because Yaji had finally solidified their family's grasp on Kano. His uncle sought repose and handed over official duties to the
Galadima. Kanajeji succeeded Bugaya after his
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Disappointed by his defeat in Zazzau, the Sultan of Kano sought advice as to how to defeat them. He was advised by the Sarkin
Tchibiri to reintroduce the gods his father and grandfather had outlawed. He was then guided through a few pagan rituals by Sarkin Tchibiri while singing the "Song of
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The Sarkin Kano said: “No one shall again conquer Umbatu as I have conquered it, though he may gain spoil.” In the following year the Sarki made war on Zukzuk and sat down in
Turunku. The men of Zukzuk came out and defeated the Kano host, saying, “What is Kano! Kano is ‘bush.’”
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After waiting 40 days he came back to the water, and removed the objects to the house of Sarkin
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Kanajeji returned to Kano. Among his great men of war were Berdi Gutu, Jarumai Sabbo, Maidawaki Babaki, Makama Toro, Dan Burram Jatau, Jakafada Idiri, Jambori Sarkin Zaura Bugau, Lifidi Buzuzu and Dan
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State of Zazzau. This was Kano's first recorded war with Zazzau. He camped at
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of snake’s skin and walked round the tree 40 times, singing the song of Barbushe. Kanajeji did as Sarkin Tchibiri did, and walked round the tree 40 times.
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Sarkin Tchibiri: "Re-establish the god that your father and grandfather destroyed...Whatever you wish for in this world, do as our forefathers did of old"
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