Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate was a loose confederation of emirates that recognized the suzerainty of the Amir al-Mu'minin.[1] The caliphate was established in 1809 and later became the largest pre-colonial African state.[2] The boundaries of the caliphate are part of present-day Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria.[3]
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Emirate | Date joined | Capital |
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Adamawa Emirate (Fombina) | 1809 (created) | Yola |
Kano Emirate | 1807 | Kano |
Katsina Emirate | 1807 | Katsina |
Gobir Emirate | 1808 | Sabon Birni |
Zazzau Emirate | 1804 | Zaria |
Illorin Emirate | 1824 (created) | Illorin |
Kebbi Emirate | 1808 | Argungu |
Bauchi Emirate | 1809 (created) | Bauchi |
Gwandu Emirate | 1809 (created) | Birnin-Kebbi |
Bida Emirate | 1835 | Bida |
Daura Emirate | 1805 | Daura |
Gombe Emirate | 1804 (created) | Gombe |
Agaie Emirate | 1832 (created) | Agaie |
Kontagora Emirate | 1864 (created) | Kontagora |
Lapai Emirate | 1825 (created) | Lapai |
Fika Emirate | 1806 (created) | Potiskum |
Yauri Emirate | Yauri | |
Katagum Emirate | 1807 (created) | Katagum |
Nasarawa Emirate | 1838 (created) | Lafia |
References
- ^ "Usman dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "The Sokoto Caliphate". Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Lofkrantz, Jennifer (2012). "Intellectual Discourse in the Sokoto Caliphate: The Triumvirate's Opinions on the Issue of Ransoming, ca. 1810". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 45 (3): 385–401. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 24393055.
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