The Jihad of Usman dan Fodio was a religio-military conflict in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon. The war began when Usman dan Fodio, a prominent Islamic...
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Shehu Usman dan Fodio pronunciation (Arabic: عثمان بن فودي, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn Fūdī; full name; 15 December 1754 – 20 April 1817). (Uthman ibn Muhammad...
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Gobir (category Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate)
Sultanate of Agadez. Gobir retreated southward. Gobir is particularly remembered as the chief opponent of Fulani Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio. Bawa,...
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Amir of Gwandu (r. 1812–1828) and first Grand Vizier of Sokoto. His brother, Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817) was the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate. Usman, being...
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Muhammed Bello (category Dan Fodio family)
jihad of Usman dan Fodio, the Sokoto Caliphate was one of the largest states in Africa and included large populations of both Fulani and Hausa. Usman...
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Muhammadu Dikko (redirect from Muhammad Dikko dan Gidado)
dynasty, succeeding Yero dan Musa, the last emir from the Dallazawa dynasty which was installed by the Jihad of Usman dan Fodio. He came to power shortly...
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Buba Yero (redirect from Abubakar dan Usman Subande)
the title of Modibbo of Gombe. In 1804, Buba Yero founded Gombe emirate, he was a follower of the Fulani jihad leader Usman dan Fodio. Sudanica. "Buba Yero...
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historically featured prominently in the Jihad of Usman dan Fodio which founded the Sokoto Caliphate. The ruling dynastic houses of Kano Emirate and Katsina Emirate;...
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Muhammad Bukhari bin Uthman (category Dan Fodio family)
Emir of Tambawel. Bukhari was an important military commander who participated and led several military campaigns during the jihad of Usman dan Fodio. Muhammad...
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Borno State (category States of Nigeria)
Kanemi dynasty gained control of the Borno Emirate in the early 19th century after the Fulani jihad of Usman dan Fodio. Conquered by Rabih in 1893, Borno...
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