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Brahima Saydu
Brahima Saydu was a Fulbe leader who, inspired by the jihad of Usman dan Fodio, led the Fulbe of Liptako in a rising against their Gurma rulers around 1810. After defeating the Gurma he founded the Emirate of Liptako, with its capital at Dori in present-day Burkina Faso, under the authority of the Gwandu Emirate.
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