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The Kano Chronicle is an Arabic-language manuscript that lists the rulers of Kano.
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References
- ↑ Last, Murray (1980). "Historical Metaphors in the Kano Chronicle". History in Africa. 7: 161–178. doi:10.2307/3171660.
- 1 2 Palmer, Herbert Richmond, ed. (1908), "The Kano Chronicle", Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland , 38, pp. 58–98 – via Internet Archive; in Google Books.
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