Sheikh uthman dan fodio biography

Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo (1754 - 1817)

Shehu Usmandan Fodiyo

Born in Maratta, Gobir

Son of Muhammad Fodiyo and Hauwa bin Muhammad

Brother of Abdullahi dan Fodiyo

Husband of Maimuna Unknown — married about 1774 [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Muhammad Bello dan Usman, Abu Bakr Atiku dan Shehu, Asma'u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo, Hassan (dan Usman) dan Fodiyo and Maryam bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo

Died at age 62in Sokoto, Sokoto Caliphate

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Biography

Shehu Usman dan Fodio was a Fulani scholar and Islamic religious teacher who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled as its first caliph.^[1]

Shehu Usman dan Fodio was born in Maratta in the Gobir State, now part of Nigeria.

Usman dan Fodio - Wikipedia

He was of Fulani ethnicity; the Fulani had been living in the Hausa Kingdoms since the 1400s. His parents were Muhammad Fodio and Hauwa.^[1]^[2]

Shehu was well educated in (PDF) Causes of the Jihad of Usman Ɗan Fodio: A ... HABEC