Usman dan Fodio

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title: Usman dan Fodio
text: Shehu Usman dan Fodio. was a Fulani scholar, Islamic religious teacher, poet, revolutionary and a philosopher who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled as its first caliph. After the successful revolution, the "Jama'a" gave him the title Amir al-Mu'minin. He rejected the throne and continued calling to Islam. Born in Gobir, Usman was a descendant of the Torodbe clans of urbanized ethnic Fulani people living in the Hausa Kingdoms since the early 1400s. In early life, Usman became well educated i
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description: First Caliph of the Sokoto Caliphate
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date created: 2003-03-15T23:35:27Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T16:45:51Z
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