For other uses of the word Kano see Kano (disambiguation).
Kano is the administrative center of the Kano state and the largest city in northern Nigeria, with a population of 1,166,554 (2004).
History
Before the creation of the Nigerian Nationstate, Kano was a kingdom, founded aproximately in the year 1000. According to the Kano Chronicle, the thirty seventh Sarkin Kano (King of Kano) was Mohammed Sharef (1703-1731). His successor Kumbari dan Sharefa (1731-1743) engaged in major battles with neighbouring Sokoto.
Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the second largest city in Nigeria, with a population of 3.626.204 (2005), after Lagos.
Kano grew to be a prosperous centre for trans-Saharan trade in gold, leather, ivory, salt and slaves, perhaps reaching the height of its wealth and power in the 14th Century, when Islam gained a growing following.
Kano was replaced as the centre of government for the Northern Region of Nigeria by Kaduna, and only regained administrative significance with the creation of Kano State following Nigerian independence.
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