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Mahdist-linked Satiru revolt is crushed

The Satiru uprising near Sokoto challenged early British rule and was violently suppressed.

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1905

Mahdist-linked Satiru revolt is crushed

The Satiru uprising near Sokoto challenged early British rule and was violently suppressed.

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The Satiru uprising near Sokoto challenged early British rule and was violently suppressed. It reflected resistance to colonial intrusion in a recently conquered Islamic region.

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