Kebbi

Kebbi was a Hausa kingdom in present-day northwestern Nigeria. In 1516–1517 Kanta Kuta rebelled against Songhai after a dispute over spoils from an expedition against Air, establishing Kebbi's independence. His successor Muhammad Kanta expanded the kingdom, ruled from Surame and took Agadez.

After Muhammad Kanta died in 1556, tributary Hausa states withheld their payments and Kebbi lost Agadez. During the Sokoto jihad, Abdullahi dan Fodio captured Birnin Kebbi in 1808; resistance continued, and Karari later founded Argungu as a successor centre.