Muhammadu Bello
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- Born
- 1781. · Wurno.
- Died
- 1837. · Wurno.
- Nationality
- Nigeria and Sokoto Caliphate.
- Occupation
- politician, writer, poet and historian.
- Fields
- Islamic studies.
- Teachers
- Abdullahi dan Fodio.
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Muhammadu Bello, a “Herrscher”, was born on 3 November 1781 and died on 25 October 1837.
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Training under Abdullahi dan Fodio is recorded. The field of work recorded is Islamic studies. Positions recorded include Sultan of Sokoto.
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1781
Muhammadu Bello born at Wurno.
1837
Muhammadu Bello died at Wurno.
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Muhammadu Bello was born in Wurno.
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Muhammadu Bello died in Wurno.
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- 2.Log In - Oxford Islamic Studies Online. www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. January 2024.
- 3.History Atlas. www.historyatlas.com.
- 4.Last, Murray. The Sokoto Caliphate. [New York] Humanities Press. 1967.
- 5.Muḥammad Bello Fulani emir of Sokoto Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- 6.Gwandu, Abubaker Aliu. Abdullahi b. fodio as a Muslim jurist. Durham University. 1977.
- 7.Abubakar, Aliyu. The Torankawa Danfodio Family. Fero Publishers. 2005.
- 8.Ibrahim, Muhammad. The Hausa-Fulani Arabs: A Case Study of the Genealogy of Usman Danfodio. Kadawa Press. 1987.
- 9.Willis, John Ralph. The Torodbe Clerisy: A Social View. The Journal of African History. Cambridge University Press. 19. 2. 195–212. April 1978. 10.1017/s0021853700027596.
- 10.Ajayi, Jacob F. Ade. Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s. University of California Press. 1989. 978-0-520-03917-9.
- 11.Boyd, Jean. Pastoralists of the West African Savanna. International African Institute. 1986.
- 12.John H. Hanson. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religion. Blackwell. 365–376. 2012.
- 13.Mikaberidze, Alexander. Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World. ABC-CLIO. 2011.
- 14.Muḥammad Bello Fulani emir of Sokoto Britannica. www.britannica.com.
- 15.Nigeria - Usman dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate. countrystudies.us.
- 16.Last, Murray. A Note on Attitudes to the Supernatural in the Sokoto Jihad. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 4. 1. 3–13. 1967. 41971197.
- 17.Salau, Mohammed Bashir. Ribats and the Development of Plantations in the Sokoto Caliphate: A Case Study of Fanisau. African Economic History. 34. 23–43. 2006. 10.2307/25427025.
- 18.Boyd, Jean. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures. Brill. 2005.
- 19.Shareef, Muhammad. The Revival of the Sunna and Destruction of Innovation. siiasi.org. Sankore Institute of Islamic African Studies International (SIIASI).
- 20.Roberts, Richard L. Warriors, Merchants, and Slaves. Stanford University Press. 1987. 9780804766135.
- 21.Kemper, Steven. A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa. W.W. Norton. 2012.
- 22.Last, Murray. The Sokoto Caliphate. Humanities Press. 74–5. 1967.
- 23.Adebayo, A.G. Of Man and Cattle: A Reconsideration of the Traditions of Origin of Pastoral Fulani of Nigeria. History in Africa. 18. 1–21. 1991. 10.2307/3172050.
- 24.John Renard. Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation. University of California Press. 2009. 9780520253223.
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