Sokoto Caliphate
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title:
Sokoto Caliphate
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The Sokoto Caliphate, also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fulani jihads after defeating the Hausa Kingdoms in the Fulani War. The boundaries of the caliphate are part of present-day Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria. By 1837, the Sokoto state had a population of around 10-20 plus million people, becoming the most populous empire in West Africa. It was dissolved when the British, French a
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Islamic state in West Africa (1804–1903)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoto_Caliphate
date created:
2004-07-18T17:44:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T10:52:27Z
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