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Death of Caliph Muhammadu Bello

Caliph Muhammadu Bello, who built the Sokoto Caliphate's administrative machinery through the kofa system and the network of ribats, died in 1837.

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Death of Caliph Muhammadu Bello

Caliph Muhammadu Bello, who built the Sokoto Caliphate's administrative machinery through the kofa system and the network of ribats, died in 1837.

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Caliph Muhammadu Bello, who built the Sokoto Caliphate's administrative machinery through the kofa system and the network of ribats, died in 1837. After his death tensions between Sokoto and several emirates intensified.

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