Sokoto Jihad

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Islamic reform movement historical event jihad religious war

The Sokoto Jihad was an early 19th-century Islamic reformist movement in what is now northern Nigeria that, led by Usman dan Fodio, overthrew Hausa states and established the vast Sokoto Caliphate.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sokoto jihad	5
Sokoto Jihad canonical	4
Fulani jihad in Hausaland	2
Sokoto jihad movement	2
Jihad of Usman dan Fodio	1
Usman dan Fodio’s jihad proclamations	1
jihad of Usman dan Fodio	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic reform movement ⓘ historical event ⓘ jihad ⓘ religious war ⓘ
aim	establishment of a just Islamic state ⓘ purification of Islamic practice ⓘ
chronologyWithin	early 19th century ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
endTime	1808 ⓘ
followedBy	expansion of the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
hasCause	Islamic reformism ⓘ opposition to heavy taxation ⓘ opposition to perceived corruption in Hausa states ⓘ opposition to syncretic religious practices ⓘ
hasEffect	Fulani political dominance in the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in conquered territories ⓘ integration of emirates into a caliphal system ⓘ restructuring of land tenure in Northern Nigeria ⓘ
inspiredBy	earlier Islamic reform movements in West Africa ⓘ
languageOfSources	Arabic ⓘ Fulfulde ⓘ Hausa ⓘ
leader	Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
legacy	foundation for later Northern Nigerian emirate structures ⓘ influence on later Islamic reform movements in West Africa ⓘ
location	Central Sudan ⓘ surface form: Central Sudan region West Africa ⓘ
mainTerritory	Hausaland ⓘ Northern Nigeria ⓘ
opponent	Gobir ⓘ Kano ⓘ Katsina Emirate ⓘ surface form: Katsina Zamfara State ⓘ surface form: Zamfara other Hausa kingdoms ⓘ
participant	Abdullahi dan Fodio ⓘ Fulani ⓘ surface form: Fulani Muslims Hausa city-states ⓘ surface form: Hausa states Muhammad Bello ⓘ Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
result	establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ overthrow of several Hausa states ⓘ political unification of much of Northern Nigeria under Sokoto ⓘ spread of Islamic scholarship in the region ⓘ
significantEvent	battle of Tabkin Kwotto ⓘ fall of Alkalawa ⓘ
startTime	1804 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sokoto Caliphate → conflict → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

Usman dan Fodio → movement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad

Nana Asma’u → movement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad movement

Zazzau Emirate → associatedWith → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fulani jihad in Hausaland

Hausa people → associatedWithJihad → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

Hausaland → associatedEvent → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

Kitab al-Farq → associatedWithMovement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad

Kitab al-Farq → relatedWorkByAuthor → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Usman dan Fodio’s jihad proclamations

Bayan Wujub al-Hijra → associatedWith → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad

Muhammad Bello → movement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad movement

Fulani Jihad → alsoKnownAs → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

Bauchi Emirate → associatedWith → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jihad of Usman dan Fodio

Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) → incorporationEvent → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fulani jihad in Hausaland

Abdullahi dan Fodio → movement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad

Hadejia Emirate → foundingContext → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: jihad of Usman dan Fodio

Muhammadu Bello → movement → Sokoto Jihad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sokoto jihad