Abubakar dan Usman Subande (b. c.1762 – d. 1841) popularly known as Buba Yero was the founder and the first emir of
Gombe and had held the title of Modibbo of Gombe. In 1804, Buba Yero founded Gombe emirate, he was a follower of the
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
jihad leader
Usman dan Fodio
Usman Ɗan Fodio ( ar, عثمان بن فودي, translit=ʿUthmān ibn Fodio; 15 December 1754 – 20 April 1817) was a Fulani scholar, Sunni Islamic religious teacher, revolutionary, and philosopher who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled ...
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Nigerian traditional rulers
People from Gombe State
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