The History of Kano and the Hausa City-States | Calm History for Sleep | 5 Hours

The History of Kano and the Hausa City-States (1000 to 1850 CE) — 05:36:32 of calm, deeply researched world history storytelling designed for peaceful evening listening, relaxation, and restful sleep. This episode uses the Kano Chronicle, Heinrich Barth's 1851 detailed survey of Kano's thirty-thousand-person Kurmi Market, deep stone-lined indigo fermentation vats, and exported 'Morocco' goat leather. Across twelve full-length chapters covering Africa, we explore what happened, why it happened, what.