Adamawa or the Adamawa Emirate was a traditional emirate located in Fumbina, what is now the Admawa State, Nigeria and the three northern provinces of Cameroon (Far North, North, and Adamawa). It was founded by Modibbo Adama, a commander of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio, the man who began the Fulani jihad in 1809. The capital was moved several times until it settled in Yola in 1841. At the time of Adama's death his realm encompassed parts of modern Nigeria and much of north Cameroon. It was technically part of the Fulani Empire, and it had to pay a tribute to the leaders in Sokoto. Generally speaking, an emirate (Arabic imarah, plural imarat) is a territory that is administered by an emir, although in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class. ... The North Province (French Province du Nord) makes up 66,000 km² of the northern half of The Republic of Cameroon. ... The Adamawa Province (French Province de lAdamaoua) is a constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. ... Shaihu Usman dan Fodio (Arabic: ‎) (also referred to as Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodio or Shehu Usman dan Fodio, 1754 - 1817) was a writer and Islamic reformer. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Yola may mean: Yola language, an extinct language in County Wexford, Ireland. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Fulani Empire was one of the most powerful states in sub-Saharan Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ... Sokoto (which is the modern/anglicised version of the local name, Sakkwato; also known as Sakkwato, Birnin Shaihu da Bello or Sokoto, Capital of Shaihu and Bello) is a city located in the Northwestern region of Nigeria, and is the modern day capital of Sokoto State (and its predecessor, the...
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