Kazaure
| Kazaure Emirate | |
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| An Emirate, LGA and a city | |
 Kazaure Emirate
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| Coordinates: 12°39′10″N 8°24′43″E / 12.65278°N 8.41194°ECoordinates: 12°39′10″N 8°24′43″E / 12.65278°N 8.41194°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Jigawa State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Emirate System |
| • Emir | Alhaji DR. Najib Hussaini Adamu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 690 sq mi (1,780 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 161,494 (Note: Kazaure LGA Only. Kazaure Emirate has approx. 500,000) |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Website | http://www.kazaure.net |
Kazaure is an Emirate and a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the ancient city of Kazaure.
The valley that was to become modern day Kazaure has a long history. It was said to have been first settled by a group of Hausa (also known as Habe) hunter clan under the leadership of a warrior called Kutumbi.It was around the year 1300. According to Oral Tradition passed down through the centuries by Griots, Kutumbi and his people were said to have migrated from the settlement of blacksmiths living on the Dala Hills-believed by historians to be the first inhabitants of the land now known as Kano.
The legend of Kazaure's founding tells the story of how Kutumbi on one of his hunting expeditions found a valley surrounded by huge defensive plateaus and rich with rivers and small streams. He stayed in the area for quite some time until his family became worried over his long absence which was contrary to his usual hunting habit, they followed his tracks for many days. After a long and arduous journey, they found Kutumbi in a beautiful valley. One of the new arrivals looked upon the nature of the land and exclaimed to another "Wannan Wajen Kamar Zaure!" (The translation of the Hausa phrase is "This place is like an inner room"). This expression "Kamar Zaure" was transformed over the centuries to Kazaure thus becoming the name of the settlement the Habe hunters founded at the site. Kutumbi's clan lived in the area for hundreds of years, they left archaeological evidence of their Hunter/Gatherer culture. They also practiced small-scale agriculture. The longest surviving traces of their presence was their religion; they worshiped a goddess called Tsumburbura to whom they made animal sacrifices at the top of Kazaure's hills. Their practice lives on today in the spiritual songs and dances of Bori. It wasn't until the arrival of the Yarimawan Fulani however, that an administrative system was established in the area.
The city of Kazaure has been the emirate’s headquarters since 1819. It was founded by Dan Tunku, a Fulani warrior who was one of the 14 flag bearers for the Fulani jihad (holy war) leader Usman dan Fodio. Dan Tunku arrived from the nearby town of Dambatta at a stockaded village that he named Kazaure and established an emirate that was carved from the adjoining Kano, Katsina and Daura emirates.
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