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Usman dan Fodio [ˈuːsmɑːn dæn ˈfəʊdɪəʊ]
n (Biographies / Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817) M, African, RELIGION: Muslim, POLITICS: revolutionary leader) 1754-1817, African mystic and revolutionary leader, who created a Muslim state in Nigeria Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Even earlier West Africa was home to a continuous series of reform jihads, the most successful, that of Usman Dan Fodio, which created the Sokoto Caliphate, a state lasting from 1803 to 1903. Muslims eventually triumphed over ancestralists then, and again in the 19th century Jihads of El Hajj Umar and Usman Dan Fodio, virtually on the eve of the decisive colonial intervention. |
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