Sokoto Jihad

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The Sokoto Jihad was an early 19th-century Islamic reformist movement in what is now northern Nigeria that, led by Usman dan Fodio, overthrew Hausa states and established the vast Sokoto Caliphate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic reform movement
historical event
jihad
religious war
aim establishment of a just Islamic state
purification of Islamic practice
chronologyWithin early 19th century
country Nigeria
endTime 1808
followedBy expansion of the Sokoto Caliphate
hasCause Islamic reformism
opposition to heavy taxation
opposition to perceived corruption in Hausa states
opposition to syncretic religious practices
hasEffect Fulani political dominance in the Sokoto Caliphate
implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in conquered territories
integration of emirates into a caliphal system
restructuring of land tenure in Northern Nigeria
inspiredBy earlier Islamic reform movements in West Africa
languageOfSources Arabic
Fulfulde
Hausa
leader Usman dan Fodio
legacy foundation for later Northern Nigerian emirate structures
influence on later Islamic reform movements in West Africa
location Central Sudan region
linked to: Central Sudan

West Africa
mainTerritory Hausaland
Northern Nigeria
opponent Gobir
Kano
Katsina
linked to: Katsina Emirate

Zamfara
linked to: Zamfara State

other Hausa kingdoms
participant Abdullahi dan Fodio
Fulani Muslims
linked to: Fulani

Hausa states
linked to: Hausa city-states

Muhammad Bello
Usman dan Fodio
religion Sunni Islam
result establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate
overthrow of several Hausa states
political unification of much of Northern Nigeria under Sokoto
spread of Islamic scholarship in the region
significantEvent battle of Tabkin Kwotto
fall of Alkalawa
startTime 1804

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Sokoto Caliphate conflict Sokoto Jihad
Usman dan Fodio movement Sokoto jihad
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Nana Asma’u movement Sokoto jihad movement
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Zazzau Emirate associatedWith Fulani jihad in Hausaland
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Hausa people associatedWithJihad Sokoto Jihad
Hausaland associatedEvent Sokoto Jihad
Kitab al-Farq associatedWithMovement Sokoto jihad
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Kitab al-Farq relatedWorkByAuthor Usman dan Fodio’s jihad proclamations
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra associatedWith Sokoto jihad
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Muhammad Bello movement Sokoto jihad movement
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Fulani Jihad alsoKnownAs Sokoto Jihad
Bauchi Emirate associatedWith Jihad of Usman dan Fodio
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) incorporationEvent Fulani jihad in Hausaland
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Abdullahi dan Fodio movement Sokoto jihad
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Hadejia Emirate foundingContext jihad of Usman dan Fodio
linked to: Sokoto Jihad
Muhammadu Bello movement Sokoto jihad
linked to: Sokoto Jihad