Muhammad Bello
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Muhammad Bello was a 19th-century ruler and Islamic scholar who served as the second Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate, expanding and consolidating its power in what is now northern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muhammad Bello canonical | 12 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfRule | Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| denomination |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki school of law
|
| dynasty |
Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sokoto dynasty
|
| ethnicGroup | Fulani ⓘ |
| familyName | Bello ⓘ |
| father | Usman dan Fodio ⓘ |
| givenName |
Mohammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| ideology | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic legal scholarship
ⓘ
administrative reforms ⓘ consolidating the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ expanding the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ historical and biographical writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
ⓘ
Fulfulde ⓘ Hausa ⓘ |
| mother | Aisha bint Usman dan Fodio ⓘ |
| movement |
Sokoto Jihad
ⓘ
surface form:
Sokoto jihad movement
|
| notableWork |
Infaq al-Maysur
ⓘ
Kitab al-Farq ⓘ Kitab al-Ribq ⓘ |
| occupation |
Islamic jurist
ⓘ
administrator ⓘ author ⓘ poet ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hausaland
ⓘ
region of present-day northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sokoto ⓘ |
| policy |
codification of governance based on sharia
ⓘ
integration of conquered territories into the caliphate ⓘ promotion of Islamic education ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Sokoto
ⓘ
second Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Hausaland
ⓘ
what is now northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| relative | Nana Asma’u ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInState |
commander of the caliphal armies
ⓘ
head of state of the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Central Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Central and western Sudan region
|
| successorStateContext | precolonial Nigerian polity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Ashari ⓘ |
| title | Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Usman dan Fodio
subject surface form:
Usman dan Fodio
subject surface form:
Usman dan Fodio