Daurama () or Magajiya Daurama () (

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9th century) was a ruler of the

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who, as the Last Kabara of Daura, presided over the upheaval that saw a transference of power from the matriarchal royal system. Oral traditions remember her as the founding "queen grandmother" of the Hausa Empire started in the area known today as the monarchies of northern

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and

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. The story of Magajiya Daurama is partially told in the legend of

Bayajidda Bayajidda ( Hausa with tone markings: Bàyā̀jiddà) (real name: Abu Yazid) was, according to the legends surrounding most West African states before the 19th century, the founder of the Hausa states. Most accounts say that Bayajidda came from B ...

. Magajiya Daurama ruled a state known as Daura, after the town with the same name, today also an emirate in

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, Nigeria. The original capital of the state was called Tsohon Birni ("Old Town"); and during her reign Daurama moved the capital to the town of Daura, which was named after her.

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