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Konni may refer to:
- Konni (dog), Russian President Vladimir Putin's dog (1999-2014)
- Konni, Pathanamthitta, a town in Kerala state in India
- Konni (Hausa state), a traditional Hausa state in south central Niger
- Birni-N'Konni, a town in Niger
- Konni language, a Gur language spoken in Ghana
- Konni Zilliacus (senior) (1855-1924), Finnish politician and writer
- Konni Zilliacus (1894-1967), UK politician
Konni is a traditional Hausa state in what is today south central Maradi Region Niger and north Sokoto State Nigeria. It continues to exist as a ceremonial polity centered on the Nigerien city of Birni-N'Konni.
A small independent Hausa state in the medieval period, Konni was conquered by its larger neighbor Gobir around 1750. It remained, along with Gobir, a largely animist (locally called Azna) stronghold. It was overrun and sacked by forces of the Sokoto Caliphate at the beginning of the 19th century, but had reverted to suzerainty of Azna states in modern Niger when French colonial forces entered the area at the end of the century. Its capital Birni-N'Konni ( Hausa for Citadel of Konni), was sacked by the French Voulet-Chanoine Mission in the 1898, and later assimilated into French West Africa. The traditional title of the ruler of Konni was retained by the French as an appointed "Canton chief", and continues as a ceremonial ruler.
Konni (, 1999–2014), full name Connie Paulgrave , also known as Connie, was a female black Labrador Retriever belonging to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Konni was often seen at the President's side, including at staff meetings, and when Putin greeted world leaders during their visits to Russia.
Könni is a Finnish clockmaker family in Ilmajoki, Ostrobothnia.
The first ancestor is Jaakko Jaakonpoika Ranto (1721–94), who bought the estate Könni in 1757 in the little village of Peltoniemi. His son Juho Jaakonpoika Könni (1754-1815) began making pocket-watches and clocks. He fathered Jaakko Juhonpoika Könni (1774-1830) and Juho Juhonpoika Könni (1782-1855), the clockmaker family's most outstanding performers in variety. Tower-clocks in Ekenäs, Hämeenlinna, Pori, Oulu and in Helsinki Juho Jaakonpoika Könni (1798-1865) developed the production of clocks on an industrial scale.
At the end of 18th century the Könni family could not successfully compete with German and Swiss factories.