sokoto caliphate
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Sokoto Caliphate . Basically. . . …. Songhai. Western Sudan. Collapsed. Borno. Primarily Muslim regions. Who?. * At this point, Muslim scholars thought that Muslims abandoned traditional Muslim culture. Usman Dan Fodio. Muslim scholar. Wanted to create a strong Muslim nation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sokoto Caliphate
Basically. . . …
Western Sudan
Songhai
Borno
Collapsed
Primarily
Muslim regions
Who?Usman Dan Fodio
Muslim scholar
Wanted to create a strong Muslim nation
Angered by Hausa Kings and their mixture of Islam
with other cultures
* At this point,
Muslim scholars
thought that Muslims
abandoned traditional
Muslim culture
How. . . ? Objective: Restore Muslim worldSeries of reforms
Jihad
Revolution that would overthrow existing
authorities
And so. . . …
The Sokoto Capital was created in 1809 C.E.
When Did It Exist?•The Sokoto Caliphate began in
1804, started by Usman dan Fodio.
•1809 Muhammad Bello, Usman’s son, founded Sokoto,
the capital.•1817 Usman died and
Muhammad Bello took over.•The Oyo Calvary in Ilorin was
defeated in 1820.
• From 1808 to 1830, there was a period of great expansion.
• 1837 the Sokoto Caliphate had a population of around 10 million
people.• 1891 the Caliphate was at war with
Argungu.• 1902 the British continued their expansion into Nigeria and moved
into the Sokoto Caliphate.
People of Sokoto Caliphate
Key Information• Islam was widespread in Sokoto
Caliphate.• Arabic was used to control relations
with neighboring countries.• Relationships with the Europeans were bad especially during the fight
for the Caliphate.• It was the largest state in Africa at
one point in time.
How did it rise?• A revolution which swept across Bilad Sudan in 1817 lead to the
establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate.
http://www.academia.edu/518525/Ibn_Khaldun_Cyclical_Theory_and_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Sokoto_Caliphate_Nigeria_West_Africa
What were the factors?• 31 different emirates a united to become strong and powerful
Decline• Collapsed under pressure from colonialism that destroyed
traditional trading patterns.
• In 1904, the British brought the Caliphate system to an end by invading.
http://nigerianwiki.com/index.php?title=Sokoto_Caliphate
Importance • Strong for political and religious power
Sources… • Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Nigeria: A Country Study. Washington:
GPO for the Library of Congress, 1991.• "Historical Dictionary." Sokoto Caliphate. History Today, n.d.
Web. 10 Mar. 2014.• Mudasiru, Sheriff. “Sokoto Caliphate: It’s Rise and Fall”.
International Islamic University Malaysia. N.p, n.d. 10 March 2014. Web.