Gobir was a city-state in what is now Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the eleventh century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly seven hundred years. The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. ...

Gobir is particularly remembered as the chief opponent of Fulani Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio. Bawa, a ruler of Gobir, appears to have invited dan Fodio to the area in 1774; dan Fodio made his home in the small town of Degel, and began preaching. Dan Fodio was given some role in the education of Bawa's nephew and later successor, Yunfa, but also publicly attacked what he saw as the abuses of the Hausa elite, particularly the burden they placed on the poor. Fulani women in the East Province of Cameroon The Fulani is an ethnic group of people spread over many countries in West Africa, from Mauritania in the northwest to Cameroon in the east. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... 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. ... Degel is a town in northern Nigeria. ... Yunfa (r. ...

When Yunfa took the throne in 1801, he soon found himself in conflict with dan Fodio, and after failing to assassinate him, exiled dan Fodio and his followers from Degel. Dan Fodio responded by assembling the nomadic Fulani tribes into a jihadist army, beginning the Fulani War. Despite some initial successes by the forces of Gobir and the other Hausaland states (most notably at the Battle of Tsuntua), dan Fodio continued to take surrounding territory. His forces seized the Gobir capital, Alkalawa, in October of 1808, killing Yunfa. The state was then partially absorbed into the Fulani Empire. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Jiaad, Djehad, Jawwad, or Cihad, (Arabic: ‎ ) is an Islamic term, meaning to strive or struggle in the way of God, and is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, although it has no official status. ... Fulani war 1804-1810 also know as Fulani Holy War or Jihad of Usman dan Fodio was a military conquest in present day Nigeria. ... The Battle of Tsuntua, fought in December 1804, was one of the largest battles of the Fulani War. ... Alkalawa was the capital of the Hausa city-state of Gobir, in what is now northern Nigeria. ... The Fulani Empire was one of the most powerful states in sub-Saharan Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ...

Resistance against the Jihadists was continued in the north-east by Ali dan Yakubu and Mayaki. With the help of the Hausa ruler of Katsina the latter built a new capital of Gobir in Tsibiri, 10 km north of Maradi in 1836. Here in present Niger the old dynasty of the Hausa rulers of Gobir is still continued today. A rival branch of the dynasty has its seat in Sabon Birni north of Sokoto in Nigeria. Katsina is an old city of Northern Nigeria 160 miles South East of the city of Sokoto, and 84 m. ... This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Location of Sokoto in Nigeria, Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to where the Sokoto River and Rima River meet. ...

The former Emir of Gobir Muhammadu Bawa ruled in Sabon Birni from 1975 to 2004.

References

• "Usman dan Fodio." Encyclopedia Britannica Online, accessed September 30, 2005.
• Daniel, F. "Shehu dan Fodio." Journal of the Royal African Society 25.99 (Apr 1926): 278-283.
• Kühme, Walter: Das Königtum von Gobir, Hamburg 2003.

External links

• List of rulers of Gobir