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Usman dan Fodio
Usman dan Fodio was a Fulani Islamic scholar and reformer who led a jihad against the Hausa kingdoms beginning in 1804 and founded the Sokoto Caliphate. His movement created one of the largest states in nineteenth-century Africa and inspired other reform movements across West Africa. The jihad also threatened Bornu, contributing to its decline.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Usman dan Fodio. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/usman-dan-fodio
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