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Abd al-Salam rebels against the Sokoto Caliphate
Soon after Usman dan Fodio's death, Abd al-Salam, the follower whose emigration from Gobir had helped instigate the jihad, rebelled against the caliphate in 1817 because he was…
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Abd al-Salam rebels against the Sokoto Caliphate
Soon after Usman dan Fodio's death, Abd al-Salam, the follower whose emigration from Gobir had helped instigate the jihad, rebelled against the caliphate in 1817 because he was…
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Soon after Usman dan Fodio's death, Abd al-Salam, the follower whose emigration from Gobir had helped instigate the jihad, rebelled against the caliphate in 1817 because he was unhappy with the small territory he had been given. He was killed and the rebellion defeated.