The durbar is one of the most wonderful events in Kano Tourism. One might think it is the traditional parade of knights. In the 17th century the word appeared in the English documents. The "durbar" is etymologically derived from the Hindi word "darbar" or the Persian "dar"(door) + "bar" (admission, audience) or the Urdu. In fact, it was imported to Kano. In 1913 a grand durbar was held in Kano to honor Lugard who was the "mythical" governor in the British colonial era. The "durbar" was certainly re-created and re-presented with the colonial situation in the context of northern Nigeria. So a hausa historian is apt to exclude the durbar from his own tradition. Nowadays, however, the durbar event has become an essential spectacular not only for cultural tourists from EU or Asian countries, but also for local residents and their "tradition".

On 16th March, 2000, a great durbar took place in front of Emir's Palace(Gidan Sarki). The Kano kingship performed. The next day they visited the Government House. A lot of people got together on their way, to show respects and to shout greetings.

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