1837Event
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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1837
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.