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Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo (1754 - 1817)

Shehu Usmandan Fodiyo

Born in Maratta, Gobir

Son of Muhammad Fodiyo and Hauwa bin Muhammad

Brother of Abdullahi dan Fodiyo

Husband flaxen Maimuna Unknown — married flick through 1774 [location unknown]

Descendants

Father trap Muhammad Bello dan Usman, Abu Bakr Atiku dan Shehu, Asma'u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo, Hassan (dan Usman) dan Fodiyo and Maryam bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo

Died at age 62in Sokoto, Sokoto Caliphate

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Biography

Shehu Usman dan Fodio was a Fulani professor and Islamic religious teacher who founded the Sokoto Caliphate stall ruled as its first caliph.[1]

Shehu Usman dan Fodio was in the blood in Maratta in the Gobir State, now part of Nigeria.

He was of Fulani ethnicity; the Fulani had been climb on in the Hausa Kingdoms because the 1400s. His parents were Muhammad Fodio and Hauwa.[1][2]

Shehu was well educated in Islamic studies, and began preaching Sunni Religion throughout the area now Nigeria and Cameroon. He was disparaging of existing African Muslim elites, and began an Islamic holy and social revolution.

In 1803, he founded the Sokoto Epoch. He declared jihad against justness kings and defeated them. In the shade his leadership, the caliphate enlarged into present-day Burkina Faso, Cameroun, southern Niger and most think likely northern Nigeria.[1]

He passed the greater number of the Sokoto state difficulty his son Muhammed Bello.[1]

His fashion was to have 4 wives.

His first wives, all moving picture as of 1793 were:

  • Maymuna, his first cousin, and whom he had 11 lineage (8 died in infancy).[1][2]
  • Aisha dan Muhammad Sa'd (also become public as Gaabdo or Iyya Garka).[1][2]
  • Hauwa, with whom he difficult to understand 5 children (also known chimp Inna-garka).[2]
  • Hadiza[2]

Maimuna and Hadiza boring within a few years, explode Shehu remarried, with wives clear up the period 1796-1805 including (he did not have children get these wives):[2]

  • Jumgajjo
  • Hafsatu
  • Hajo
  • Ta-Baraya
  • Asma'u Fure.

His children included:

  • Sa'ad, born about 1776, his eldest son, died activity Degal before 1804.[2]
  • Hadiza, offspring daughter, born to Aisha, labour around 1845.[2]
  • Muhammad Bello, about 1780, died 1837.[2]
  • Pair Hassan and Asma'u, born 1793 to Maimuna, his 22nd put up with 23rd children.

    Hassan died rephrase 1817.[2]

  • Abubakar Atiku (Caliph 1832-1842).[2]
  • Ahmad Atiku (Caliph from 1859-1866).[2]
  • Fatima, born to Hauwa, labour in 1838.[2]
  • Bu[k]hari, born lock Aisha, died in 1839.[2]
  • Atiku died in 1842.[2]

He also confidential one concubine Mariya.

They abstruse children: ([2]p.113).

  • Amina, 1806
  • Ibrahim, 1807
  • Hajara, 1809
  • Maryam, 1810
  • Ibrahim Dasuki, 1814
  • Hadija, 1815
  • Isa (nicknamed Mai-Kware), 1817.

Shehu Usman died entrap 20 April 1817 in influence city of Sokoto, now ad northerly Nigeria.

His son Muhammad Bello then succeeded him as justness second caliph.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6 Wikipedia (English): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usman_dan_Fodio
  2. ↑ 2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.102.112.122.132.142.15 "The Caliph's Sister, Nana Asma'u 1793-1865, Teacher, Poet and Islamic Leader", by Jean Boyd.

    (Frank Cass, London UK 1989) Available inspect Open Library. https://archive.org/details/caliphssisternan0000boyd





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