Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Caliph
Place in the story
- RulertowardSokoto Caliphate · 1891 CE · 1308 AH† – 1902 CE · 1320 AH†Historical
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Abd al-Rahman — Abd al-Rahman, the caliph of the Sokoto caliphate, ruling 1891–1902 CE. 1 1.
Sources
Connections
- Ruled over
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Successor of
- Umaru ibn Ali
- Predecessor of
- Muhammadu Attahiru I
- His reign saw
- Battle of Amja (1893)· Battle of Dimurwa (1894)· Battle of Lekarawa (1893)· Rabih War
People and things also explored
Bornu· Sokoto Caliphate· Mu'azu· Muhammadu Attahiru II· Muhammadu Attahiru I· Umaru ibn Ali· Battle of Burmi (1903)· Battle of Kano
Sources
- Wikidata
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-sokoto/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · Help complete it · JSON