Hausa Kingdoms
（重定向自Hausa States）
![Major cities of Hausaland. Modern borders are in red.](/Images/godic/202501/17/AFRhausalandas5301.PNG")
![Hausa-Fulani Sokoto Caliphate in the 19th century](/Images/godic/202501/17/Sokoto_caliphate5301.png")
The Hausa Kingdoms were a collection of states started by the Hausa people, situated between the Niger River and Lake Chad. Their history is reflected in the Bayajidda legend, which describes the adventures of the Baghdadi hero Bayajidda culmulating in the killing of the snake in the well of Daura and the marriage with the local queen Magajiya Daurama. According to the legend, the hero had a child with the queen, Bawo, and another child with the queen's maid-servant, Karbagari.