Daura

Daura is a historical town and traditional emirate located in the Katsina state of northern Nigeria. It is considered the spiritual home of the Hausa people. According to legend, Daura was founded by a queen and was ruled by women in the 9th and 10th centuries. A significant legend tells of Bayajida, who killed a snake at the town's well and married the queen, with their descendants forming the rulers of the seven true Hausa states, known as the Hausa Bakwai.12

Daura became a caravan center for trade but did not achieve the political or military prominence of nearby Katsina or Kano. After the Fulani jihad in 1805, it became an emirate headquarters. The British later installed a king from a prominent Hausa-Daura kingdom as the emir of Daura. Today, Daura is part of Katsina state and its economy involves local trade in agricultural produce and livestock, with cotton weaving and peanut collecting being significant activities.1