World-changing1804 – 1808 · 4 years

Sokoto Jihad of Usman dan Fodio

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Gobir · Sokoto · Hausaland · Kwatto · Tsuntua · Hausa Kingdoms

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Islamic jihad led by Usman dan Fodio against the Hausa kingdoms of West Africa, establishing the Sokoto Caliphate and reshaping the political landscape of the region.

Belligerents4

Sokoto Caliphate
Gobir
Hausa states
Hausa city-states

ON THE MAPSokoto CaliphateHausa City-States

Conflict graph

SUB-CONFLICTS · 3

Battle of Tabkin Kwatto1804
Battle of Tsuntua1804
Battle of Alkalawa1806

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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