Katsina - Katina (English spelling)

Japanese: カチナ - かちな(英語表記)Katsina
Katsina - Katina (English spelling)

The capital of Katsina State in northern Nigeria, West Africa. Population 201,500 (1995). Founded around the 12th century, it flourished as a trading city during the Saharan trade era. It was the capital of a Hausa kingdom, but converted to Islam in the 14th century and developed into a center of Islamic learning and education. It was conquered by the Fulani in the early 19th century, and came under British control in 1903. It is also a trading center for groundnuts and cattle.

[Shuhei Shimada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

西アフリカ、ナイジェリア北部、カチナ州の州都。人口20万1500(1995)。12世紀ごろ建設され、サハラ交易時代に交易都市として栄えた。ハウサ人の一王国の首都であったが、14世紀にはイスラム教に改宗し、イスラム教の学問、教育の中心地として発展した。19世紀初頭、フラニ人によって征服され、1903年にはイギリスの支配下に入った。ラッカセイおよびウシの集散地でもある。

[島田周平]

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