The walled trading city of Katsina, with the Bawada tamarind where Korau killed the last Durbawa king Sanau, and the Gobarau mosque, belongs to the Korau dynasty and later centuries.
For 1200 no town here is attested.
Who holds it
- Title
- none recorded
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Not known; the Durbawa country (tradition)
How things stand that morning
Not attested as a town on 1 January 1200.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later tradition only.
Primary sources for Katsina (Durbawa)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Kano Chronicle (about 1880 to 1890, from older written lists and oral tradition). The only narrative of the Hausa towns, but a nineteenth-century compilation whose dates for early kings are reckoned back from reign lengths. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.