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Umaru Dallaji
Umaru Dallaji was a Fulani scholar and follower of Usman dan Fodio who led the jihad in Katsina, capturing the city from its Hausa ruler in 1807. He became the first emir of Katsina within the Sokoto Caliphate, ruling until his death in 1835 and founding the Dallazawa dynasty. The deposed Hausa rulers withdrew north and eventually established the Sultanate of Maradi.
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