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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 7(5), pp. 164-167, July, 2019. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2019.080 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research
A NOTE ON THE LEGACY OF SOKOTO CALIPHATE
Aliyu Abdullahi Jibia, PhD
Department of Political Science, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B. 3011, BUK, Kano, Nigeria. E-mail: mizbauhameed2010@gmail.com
Accepted 13 July 2019
Sokoto caliphate was part of a network of one thousand years of state formation which ran across the Bilail as Sudan right from the establishment of the city of Qayrawan in the second century of Islam up to the nineteenth century. This region saw the emergence of ancient Ghana, the old Mali Empire, Songhay, the Hausa city states and lastly, the Sokoto Caliphate which was established by Shehu Usman Danfodio and his lieutenants. The Shehu started preaching to his community at the age of twenty; took twenty six years before he established the caliphate and seventeen odd years to consolidate and rid it of rebellions and warring challenges from nonconformist, adversary neighbouring states. Throughout this brilliant career, the Shehu remained the political, spiritual and intellectual mentor of the nascent caliphate, assisted all through by his brother, Abdullahi Bin Fodio and his son Muhammadu Bello. This, he continued to do until his death in 1817. This paper attempts to assess the legacies of the caliphate and how such legacies left visible traces despite several years of colonialism and countless years of misrule after independence. This would be achieved by answering the following questions: What is this Sokoto caliphate? What are the legacies of this legendary caliphate? How far have such legacies impacted on the region? What lessons will the Nigerian state learn from the enduring legacies of Sokoto, now that the democratic ideals are failing, corruption is on the rise, transparency is in short supply and credible election is eluding the nation?
Keywords: Sokoto Caliphate, Ethnic crisis, Eastern Nigeria
Cite this article as:
Jibia, AA (2019). A Note on the Legacy of Sokoto Caliphate. Int. J.
Polit. Sci. Develop. 7(5) 164-167
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