Usman dan Fodio: Founder of the Sokoto Caliphate
By DW
07 August 2020 |
9:00 am
He was a religious teacher who became the leader of a revolution: Usman dan Fodio, respectfully referred to as Sheikh, criticized the elites and changed the political system in present-day northern Nigeria.
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