How is the hausa political systems?

Leadership in the early hausa states was based on ancestry.....those who could trace their relation back to bayajida were considered royal with the introduction of Islam... Many hausa ruler adopted this new religion while at thesame time honouring traditional ways..this position allowed the elite to benefit from the advantages of both system .. The flank took over political power in the region..in the early 1800s..their rule lasted for about a century until the British colonized the region in the early part of 20 century..