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| Title: | A revolution in history: the jihad of Usman Dan Fodio |
| Author: | Sulaiman, Ibraheem |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Pages: | 189 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | East-West University Islamic studies |
| City of publisher: | London |
| Publisher: | Mansell |
| ISBN: | 0720118158 |
| Geographic term: | Northern Nigeria |
| Subjects: | jihads traditional rulers |
| About person: | Usumanu Dan Fodio (1754-1817) |
| Abstract: | The Islamic revolution inspired by Usman Dan Fodio in late eighteenth-century West Africa culminated in the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate in Hausaland (Nigeria), and the eventual transformation of the Bilad al-Sudan. This book tells the story of Shehu Usman (1754-1817), his life and work, his teachings and legacy. |