Sokoto Caliphate
Sokoto Caliphate ranks 15,933rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Srpska Crnja, Gurgaon, and Reichelsheim (Odenwald). Memorable people born in Sokoto Caliphate include Nana Asmaʼu, and Usman dan Fodio. Sokoto Caliphate has been the birth place of many philosophers. Sokoto Caliphate is located in Nigeria.
The Sokoto Caliphate, also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fulani jihads after defeating the Hausa Kingdoms in the Fulani War. The boundaries of the caliphate extended to parts of present-day Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria. By 1837, the Caliphate had a population of 10-20 million people, becoming the most populous empire in West Africa. It was dissolved when the British, French, and Germans conquered the area in 1903 and annexed it into the newly established Northern Nigeria Protectorate, Senegambia and Niger and Kamerun respectively. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1754 and 1793, Sokoto Caliphate was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Nana Asmaʼu, and Usman dan Fodio.
People Born in Sokoto Caliphate
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Nana Asmaʼu
PHILOSOPHER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1
Usman dan Fodio
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sokoto Caliphate were philosophers (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sokoto Caliphate, including Nana Asmaʼu, and Usman dan Fodio.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Sokoto Caliphate since 1700.
