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Sokoto Caliphate emirates

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Adamawa Emirate

The Adamawa Emirate, also called Fombina, was a Fulbe emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate founded by Modibo Adama around 1809, with its capital at Yola.

Bauchi Emirate

Bauchi Emirate is a traditional emirate in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, founded in the early nineteenth century as one of the eastern emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Kano Emirate

The Kano Emirate was a Hausa-speaking emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate in what is now northern Nigeria, founded in 1807 after the Fulani jihad and conquered by Britain in 1903.

Katagum Emirate

Katagum Emirate is a traditional Muslim state in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, founded in 1807 as a Fulani jihad state during the Sokoto Jihad, with its seat at Azare.

Kazaure Emirate

The Kazaure Emirate is a traditional state in Jigawa State, northern Nigeria, founded around 1819 by the Fulani warrior Dan Tunku as one of the emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Kontagora Emirate

Kontagora Emirate is a traditional emirate in northwestern Niger State, Nigeria, founded in the mid-nineteenth century by the Fulani leader Umaru Nagwamatse and ruled by the Sarkin Sudan.

Liptako Emirate

The Liptako Emirate was a Fulani emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate founded about 1810, centered on Dori in present-day Burkina Faso and conquered by the French in 1897.

Muri Emirate

The Muri Emirate was a Fulani emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate, founded in 1817 by Hamma Ruwa on the Benue River in present-day Taraba State, Nigeria.

Say Emirate

The Say Emirate was a polity at Say, on the Niger River, at the edge of the Sokoto Caliphate, divided between French and British spheres in 1898.