Yauri

Yauri lies on the Niger at the western edge of Hausaland. Its river crossings connected the Hausa country with lands to the west and south, and the kingdom of Yauri took part in trade along these routes. The river and its islands also supported fishing and cultivation in a savanna landscape. In the sixteenth century Kanta of Kebbi brought Yauri under his authority. The kingdom remained linked to Kebbi while retaining its own rulers, and its position on the Niger continued to make it a point of passage between neighbouring regions. Merchants and travellers used the crossing as they moved between Hausaland and the markets beyond the river.