Muhammadu Attahiru II
The thirteenth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate in West Africa, reigning from 1903 to 1915 after the British appointed him on their conquest of Sokoto; he was the first Sultan to rule under colonial authority. He was a great-grandson of the Caliphate's founder Usman dan Fodio and a son of the fourth Sultan, Ali Babba bin Bello.
Reign · Sokoto Caliphate · no. 13 in the chain · 1903–1915 CE
Ruled the caliphate
Events of the reign
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Battle of Burmi (1903)
Draft card for Battle of Burmi (1903); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Dorote (1910)
Draft card for Battle of Dorote (1910); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kano
Draft card for the Battle of Kano in 1903, the British capture of Kano Emirate in the Sokoto Caliphate; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kwatarkwashi (1903)
Draft card for the Battle of Kwatarkwashi in 1903, part of the Sokoto resistance to the British invasion; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Sokoto (1903)
Draft card for Battle of Sokoto (1903); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Wadai War
Draft card for the Wadai War of 1906–1912, France's subjugation of the Wadai sultanate in central Africa; its sources are not yet checked on the page.