Person
Yunfa
Yunfa was a sultan of the Hausa kingdom of Gobir and a former pupil of Usman dan Fodio. His conflict with dan Fodio's community triggered the jihad of 1804 that founded the Sokoto Caliphate. Yunfa was killed in 1808 when the jihadists captured his capital Alkalawa, as recorded in the Sokoto Caliphate profile.
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