Adamawa Emirate

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Emirate Fulani Islamic state historical polity

Adamawa Emirate is a historic Fulani Islamic state in the region of present-day northeastern Nigeria and parts of Cameroon, established in the 19th century during the Sokoto Caliphate’s expansion.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Adamawa Emirate canonical 6
Adamawa Emirate Council in Yola 1
Adamawa State (traditional matters) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emirate ⓘ
Fulani Islamic state ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
borderedBy Bauchi Emirate ⓘ
Bornu Empire ⓘ
Mandara ⓘ
surface form: Mandara region
capital Yola ⓘ
colonialEncounterWith British Empire ⓘ
French Third Republic ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
trans-Sahelian trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Fulani ⓘ
surface form: Fulani people
expansionDirection eastward into Cameroon ⓘ
southward towards Benue valley ⓘ
foundedAs Fulani jihad state ⓘ
foundedDuring Sokoto jihad ⓘ
foundedUnderAuthorityOf Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
founder Modibo Adama ⓘ
governmentType Islamic monarchy ⓘ
hasDynasty Fulani ruling dynasty ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Emir ⓘ
Lamido ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
knownFor Fulani jihad expansion in Central Africa ⓘ
Islamization of Adamawa Plateau ⓘ
legalSystem Sharia ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
Northern Cameroons ⓘ
surface form: northern Cameroon
locatedInThePresentDay Cameroon ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
mainCity Jimeta ⓘ
Yola ⓘ
namedAfter Adamawa Region ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa region
partOf Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
partOfHistoricalRegion Central Sudan ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ
surface form: Western Sudan
presentDayTraditionalInstitution Adamawa Emirate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa Emirate Council in Yola
regionType Sahelian and savanna zone ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
startTime early 19th century ⓘ
subdividedInto districts ruled by local chiefs ⓘ
successorState Adamawa Region (Cameroon) ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa Region, Cameroon

Adamawa State, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
suzeraintyOf Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ
usedLanguage Fulfulde ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
usedScript Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Adamawa State → namedAfter → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Adamawa Plateau → namedAfter → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Central Sudan → historicallyIncluded → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Adamawa Emirate → presentDayTraditionalInstitution → Adamawa Emirate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa Emirate Council in Yola
Lamido of Adamawa → domain → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Lamido of Adamawa → titleHolderOf → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Lamido of Adamawa → traditionalAuthorityOver → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
Lamido of Adamawa → jurisdiction → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa State (traditional matters)
Lamido of Adamawa → hasCouncil → Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
this entity surface form: emirate council of Adamawa