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Jihad of Usman dan Fodio
Military conflict in Nigeria and Cameroon (1804–1808)
The Jihad of Usman dan Fodio was a religio-military conflict in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon.
The war began when Usman dan Fodio, a prominent Islamic scholar and teacher, was exiled from Gobir by King Yunfa, one of his former students.[1]
Usman dan Fodio assembled an Islamic army to lead a jihad against Gobir and other Hausa Kingdoms of northern Nigeria.
The forces of Usman dan Fodio slowly took over more and more of the Hausa kingdoms, capturing Gobir in 1808 and executing Yunfa. The war resulted in the creation of the Sokoto Caliphate, initially headed by Usman dan Fodio himself, which became one of the largest states in Africa in the 19th century.
He was the main support and chief advisor of his brother, the Light of the Age, Shaykh Uthman ibn Fodiyo, in da'wah, ta'leem, jihad, and governance of the.His success inspired similar jihads in Western Africa.
Background
The ancient Kanem–Bornu Empire was losing power by the mid-18th century. There was large-scale immigration by Fulani pastoralists, leading to resource competition with
