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Death of Usman dan Fodio and succession in Sokoto

Usman dan Fodio's death left leadership to successors including Muhammad Bello and Abdullahi dan Fodio.

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1817

Death of Usman dan Fodio and succession in Sokoto

Usman dan Fodio's death left leadership to successors including Muhammad Bello and Abdullahi dan Fodio.

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Usman dan Fodio's death left leadership to successors including Muhammad Bello and Abdullahi dan Fodio. The caliphate continued as a literate Islamic polity rather than a one-generation movement.

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