Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Caliph
Place in the story
- RulertowardSokoto Caliphate · 1938 CE · 1357 AH† – 1988 CE · 1408 AH†Historical
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Siddiq Abubakar III — Siddiq Abubakar III, the caliph of the Sokoto caliphate, ruling 1938–1988 CE. 1 1.
Sources
Connections
- Predecessor of
- Ibrahim Dasuki
- Ruled over
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Successor of
- Hasan dan Mu'azu
- His reign saw
- Arson at al-Aqsa Mosque (1969)· al-Wathbah Uprising· Assassination of Abeid Karume· Battle of al-Mawiyya· Battle of Asal Uttar· Battle of Djebel Sidi Aïch (1954)· Battle of Fada· Battle of Garibpur· Battle of Gujranwala· Battle of Ismailia· Battle of Jaji· Battle of Jezzine· Battle of Medan· Battle of Mesaimeer· Battle of Mirbat· Battle of Pagatan· Battle of Semarang· Battle of Sungei Koemba (1965)· Battle of the Beaufort· Battle of the Marshes· Battle of Tug Argan (1940)· Battle of Zahleh· Battles of Zhawar (1985–86)· Darul Islam Rebellion· First Battle of al-Faw· Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971· Joint Operation Arvand· NDF Rebellion· Occupation of East Jerusalem (1967)· Operation Grand Slam· Sheikh Bashir rebellion (1945)· 1979–1980 Shia Uprising in Iraq· Siege of Aleppo· Siege of Sanaa (1967)· Siege of Skardu (1947)· Siege of Surakarta (1949)· Siege of Urgun· 1979 Turkmen rebellion in Iran· Zanzibar Revolution
People and things also explored
Sokoto Caliphate· Abeid Karume· Muhammadu Maccido· Muhammadu Tambari· Jerusalem· Zanzibar· Hasan dan Mu'azu· Ibrahim Dasuki
Sources
- Wikidata
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