Abdullahi dan Fodio ( ar, عبد الله بن فودي) (ca. 1766–1828), Amir of Gwandu (1819–1828), was a scholar and brother of

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 ...

(1754–1817). Usman, being more of a scholar than politician, delegated the practical regency of the western part of his empire to Abdullahi, who later became the

Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

Gwandu Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi. ...

, and the eastern part to his son

Muhammed Bello Muhammadu Bello ( ar, محمد بلو) was the second Sultan of Sokoto and reigned from 1817 until 1837. He was also an active writer of history, poetry, and Islamic studies. He was the son and primary aide to Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the ...

. The title of

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

was passed on to Bello. 1815.http://www.tribune.com.ng/31102006/features.html

References

*John D. Hargreaves, Prelude to the Partition of West Africa; Macmillan, 1963 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dan Fodio, Abdullahi Year of birth uncertain 1760s births 1828 deaths

Abdullahi Abdullahi (also spelled Abdollahi and Abdillahi) is a male given name also common as a surname. It is a variation of the Arabic personal name Abdullah. The variant ''Abdullahi'' is most common in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Abdull ...

Emirs Nigerian scholars Sultans Nigerian Fula people Nigerian people of Arab descent African people of Arab descent People of Arab descent