Gobir

Summary

Gobir is a historical country^[1]. Gobir draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #517 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gobir is identified as part of the Hausa people ethnic group^[3].
• Gobir's instance of is recorded as historical country^[4].
• Gobir's instance of is recorded as traditional state in Nigeria^[5].
• Gobir's instance of is recorded as city-state^[6].
• Gobir's capital is recorded as Alkalawa^[7].
• Gobir's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 244523713^[8].
• +1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gobir^[9].
• Gobir was dissolved in +1808-10-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Gobir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/083vwc^[11].
• Gobir's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300263785^[12].
• Gobir's replaced by is recorded as Massina Empire^[13].
• Gobir's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Gobir^[14].
• Gobir's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nigeria^[15].
• Gobir's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Niger^[16].
• Gobir's ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID is recorded as 343211475^[17].

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Founding

+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gobir^[9].

Dissolution

Gobir was dissolved in +1808-10-00T00:00:00Z^[10].

Why It Matters

Gobir draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #517 of 1,549).^[2] Gobir has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]