Gwandu Emirate
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Gwandu Emirate is a historic Islamic emirate in present-day Nigeria that served as one of the key power centers and administrative divisions of the Sokoto Caliphate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwandu Emirate canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic emirate
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ traditional state ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Usman dan Fodio ⓘ |
| capital | Gwandu ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currentStatus | traditional emirate within the Nigerian state system ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abdullahi dan Fodio ⓘ |
| governmentType | Islamic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Fulani
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | traditional ruler in Kebbi State ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Fulfulde
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Emir of Gwandu ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kebbi State
ⓘ
North West Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Nigeria
present-day Nigeria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gwandu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| region | Sahelian West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleIn |
administrative division of the Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
key power center of the Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith |
Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Sokoto Emirate
|
| typeOfSubdivision | emirate within Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
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