Usman dan Fodio

/ ˈuːsmɑːn dæn ˈfəʊdɪəʊ /

noun

1. Usman dan Fodio17541817MAfricanRELIGION: MuslimPOLITICS: revolutionary leader 1754–1817, African mystic and revolutionary leader, who created a Muslim state in Nigeria

Example Sentences

Nana Asma'u, the daughter of Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio, who founded the caliphate, was a renowned and prolific poet - and probably the first woman to write several books in Hausa and Fulfulde using Ajami.

From BBC

Last year, the sect said it wanted to revive the 19th century caliphate of Usman Dan Fodio, an Islamic scholar who threw off corrupt Hausa kings and established strict Sharia law.

From Reuters

Last year Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful" in the local language of northern Nigeria, pledged to revive the 19th century rule of Islamic scholar Usman Dan Fodio, who led a revolution to overthrow Hausa kings he saw as corrupt and idolatrous.

From Reuters