Bauchi Emirate
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The Bauchi Emirate was founded by Yaqubu dan Dadi in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British "protection" in the colonia
Bauchi Emirates Palace
A sabre used in the emirate. From the Bauchi State Museum.
Sallah festival celebrated in Bauchi.
The current Emir of Bauchi
Bauchi (city)
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Bauchi is a city in northeast Nigeria, the administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the nor
Bauchi Emirate
…Fula: Lamorde Bauchi 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) was founded by Yaqubu dan Dadi in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British "protection" in the colonial era, and is now denoted a traditional state. Before the Fulani jihad the Bauchi region was…
The Emir's palace in Bauchi
Ceremonial ruler of Bauchi under a red-white parasol on a white horse, 1970–1973.
Ceremonial ruler of Bauchi under a red-white parasol on a white horse, 1970–1973.
Rich horsemen at the Sallah festivities in Bauchi, 1970–1973.