The new state that arose during usman dan fodios jihad came to be known as the sokoto caliphate, named after his capital at sokoto, founded in 1809. The mahdist uprising of 19056 was a revolutionary movement that attempted to overthrow british and french colonial rule, the aristocracy of the sokoto caliphate and the zarmakoy of dosso. Sokoto is a city located between the confluences of river sokoto and rima river. The caliphate was a loose confederation of emirates that recognized the suzerainty of the.
The history of the sokoto caliphate, 18041903, with a detailed analysis of the office of the wazirin, all based on a the arabic manuscripts of the. The most popular online tool to compress pdf files into an email ready size. Ibn khaldun, cyclical theory and the rise and fall of. The creation of the sokoto caliphate in the jihad holy war of 18048 brought most of the northern region and adjacent parts of niger and cameroon under a single islamic government. The rise and fall of the sokoto caliphate, the african. The sokoto caliphate was a combination of an islamic state and a modified hausa monarchy.
Reflection on the intellectual legacy of the sokoto jihad yusuf abdullahi department of history and strategic studies, federal university dutsinma, katsina state, nigeria phone. We do offer ebooks for sale online, and we continue to provide over half a million. Even under colonialism, these parts of the north remained under strong influence of islam. Introduction the sokoto caliphate was established in. Contributions of women to the development of hausa. There are several health care institutions in sokoto. It is also known as sakkwato, birnin shaihu da bello or sokoto, capital of shaihu and bello. The legacies of the sokoto caliphate in contemporary. In the past slaves had mainly been sent north across the sahara, but now they were being sent south via the yoruba lands to the coast to supply demand from the usa, the west indies, and brazil. Usman dan fodio created a unified political and economic polity while promulgating a reformist islamic movement meant to correct syncretic, lax, or superficially islamic. Once established, it soon instituted sharia law international crisis group, 2010. The sokoto caliphate slave trade in the nineteenth century. The sokoto caliphate slave trade in the nineteenth century must have exceeded exports.
Uthman dan fodio followed a relatively conservative branch of islam, but his adherence to islamic law ensured that within the sokoto caliphate women enjoyed many legal rights. Founded during the jihad of the fulani war in 1809 by usman dan fodio,1 it was abolished when the british defeated the caliph in 1903 and put the area under the northern nigeria protectorate. Founded in the early nineteenth century by usuman dan fodio, the sokoto caliphate continues to exert strong cultural influence in nigeria. Precolonial political systems in nigeria hausafulani. Sokoto state has a population of 3,696,999 million people based on the 2006 census, and it is dominated by hausa and fulani people. Ayandele concurs with this assessment, adding that the slaves exported generally were the least productive in economic terms, and hence the most expendable. The sokoto caliphate 1812 present parallel narratives. Archived from the original pdf on 28 september 2007. The name sokoto which is the modernanglicised version of the local name, sakkwato is of arabic origin, representing suk, market. The role of traditional rulers in conflict prevention and. Brief history of the seat of the caliphate and its insight, i. It is a dramatisation of historical sultan muhammadu attahiru i of sokoto during colonial rule under the leadership of fredrick lugard in the early 19th century nigeria. Precolonial political systems in nigeria hausafulani political system the fulani took over the political leadership of the habe hausa states in the early 19 th century. Pdf the history of the sokoto caliphate, 18041903, with a detailed.
It is regarded as the seat of the caliphate and the capital city of sokoto state. Pdf bookishness in the sokoto caliphate and the araic. Attahiru is a play that depicts the heroic resistance to british imperialism by the islamic sokoto caliphate. Sokoto was only a small village when selected to be the military headquarters 180405 of the fulani jihad holy war led by shehu sheikh usman dan fodio. Nurses attitude and barriers toward utilization of. Sokoto jihad literature is the sum total output of the leaders of the. Being the seat of the sokoto caliphate, the city is predominantly muslim and an important seat of islamic learning. The areas of present sokoto state was home of many empires and kingdoms of the precolonial western sudan, these include gobir and kebbi kingdoms as well as the world renowned sokoto caliphate which spiritual and political capital is the headquarter of the state. In 180910 bello moved to sokoto, making it his headquarters, and built a home for his father nearby at sifawa, where he lived in his.
It lies along the sokoto kebbi river and is on a traditional caravan route that leads northward across the sahara desert. The zulu kingdom rose to power because of environmental crisis which created conflicts over grazing and farming lands. Reflection on the intellectual legacy of the sokoto jihad. The sokoto caliphate was an independent sunni muslim caliphate in west africa that was founded during the jihad of the fulani war in 1804 by usman dan fodio. Sokoto caliphate and the kanem borno were all strong islamic states before they fell to british colonial power. It was founded by the charismatic fulani islamic scholar and political leader usman dan fodio upon his conquer of the hausa people. The sokoto caliphate 1806 1906 was the largest state in west africa since the 16th century. The foremost writer in the nineteenth century sokoto caliphate was shaykh. It existed in modernday nigeria and extended to burkina faso, niger. Beginning as an itinerant muslim missionary in northern nigeria, he gained a large following for his syncretic visions, establishing a base in gudu.
The new capital of sokoto was established, and the movement continued to expand until the sokoto caliphate. Sokoto caliphate literature in the context of the 19th. Ajami introduction fallou michigan state university. Vaffi foday sheriff department of islamic studies, faculty of arts and islamic studies, usmanu danfodiyo university sokoto nigeria i. The caliphate with over 31 emirates established justices, integrity, honesty and multicultural statecraft and mutual coexistence in the realms of political administration, economics, social imperatives and diplomatic affairs. The sokoto caliphate ibadan history series last, murray on. The role of traditional rulers in conflict prevention and mediation in nigeria. Summary of the novel attahiru written by the author ahmed. Transformation of sokoto caliphate by sheik usman danfodiyo. Usman dan fodio and the sokoto caliphate thoughtco.
Sokoto caliphate that decided not to migrate still live in sokoto, nigeria today. The history of the sokoto caliphate, 18041903, with a detailed analysis of the office of the wazirin, all based on a the arabic manuscripts of the 19th century, both the books and the surviving. Three historical phases of the caliphate can be identified. Revolutionary mahdism and resistance to colonial rule in. For some time ilorin was a major center of the slave trade. The mahdist supporters of the revolt were disgruntled peasants, fugitive slaves and radical clerics who were hostile both to indigenous authorities and to the colonial. The best online tool to compress large pdfs while maintaining both file format and quality. The jihad that followed this occupation was seen as a religious one as well as political. Free to use, without the need to register an account or email address.
Plantations in the economy of the sokoto caliphate the. Sokoto jihad in terms of writings and compositions on islamic and related. The sokoto caliphate 18041903,1 established under the leadership of shaykh. The sokoto caliphate was founded in 1804 by uthman dan fodio who became the first sultan of sokoto or in the terminology of the time, the first sarkin musulmi commander of the faithful. Furthermore, he states that the value of slave exports in such emirates. It may be recalled that zamfara is part of the sokoto caliphate, the nucleus of the 1804 islamic jihad led by sheikh usman dan fodio, the objectives of which were to purify the practice of islam and to emancipate the peasantry sharia development in nigeria 55. His daughter, nana asmau fodiyo 17931864, was also a revered ajami poet and teacher whose work is regarded by some as. The nations uncommon diversity of language, culture, and religion are mostly encapsulated in the foundation and continuing relevance of the sokoto caliphate, an islamic polity founded on the principles of reform and restoration by usman dan fodio in 1804. The great extension of islam within the area of presentday nigeria dates from the nineteenth century and the consolidation of the caliphate. History of sokoto caliphate sokoto state page 1 of 1. Although dan fodio refused to embrace the term sultan, each of his successors called himself the sultan of sokoto. Prior to the jihad women in hausa land now northern nigeria were left in ignorance and were being used and dumped like old kitchen utensils.
The sokoto caliphate founded by dan fodio became one of the largest precolonial states in africa. Being the seat of the former sokoto caliphate, the city is predominantly muslim and an important seat of islamic. The sokoto caliphate formed through jihad as a response to corruption and despotism between 1804 and 1808, the sokoto caliphate eventually covered northern nigeria, parts of southern nigeria, niger, benin, and cameroon. Contemporary nigeria is a product of multiple historical experiences dating back to the antiquities. Although the jihad had succeeded, usman believed the original objectives of the reforming movement had been largely forgotten. An inquest into the background history of the 1804 jihad in hausa land, 210 years after. His name is colonel muhammadu sada abubakar and like all sokoto sultans, col abubakar is reportedly descended from uthman dan fodio, who led a 19th century jihad to spread islam across northern nigeria. Uthman dan fodio the shehu 17541817 with the assistance of his. The zulu kingdom and the sokoto caliphate were created by african leaders in response to internal warfare conditions. This meant he wanted women in the mosques learning. The sokoto caliphate was an independent sunni muslim caliphate in west africa that was founded during the jihad of the fulani war in 1804 by usman dan.
The successful jihad of 1804 in hausaland perhaps the most important islamic revolution in west african history, with consequences still apparent in nigeria today resulted in the establishment of the sokoto caliphate, the largest and most enduring west african polity in the nineteenth century. The establishment of the nigerian sokoto caliphate. Sokoto caliphate article about sokoto caliphate by the. Sokoto caliphate literature in the context of the 19th century jihad in hausaland. The leadership of shaka brought in neighboring tribes which joined the rising kingdom. Pdf the establishment of the nigerian sokoto caliphate. Sokoto, the capital and largest town in sokoto state, northwestern nigeria. Introduction the sokoto caliphate was established in 1805.
It was abolished when the british conquered the area in 1903 and established the northern nigeria protectorate. Currently there is a vast amount of literature and research based on the sokoto caliphate, its people, conflicts, scholarship and literature, spiritual sufi movement, its military activities, its government, foreign relations, pedagogical system, and. This no doubt encouraged his withdrawal into private life. Ajami literature and the study of the sokoto caliphate codesria. The sokoto jihad was a major islamic movement in the 19th century west africa. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members.