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WAEC History questions: The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate

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  1. Question 1· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Usman dan Fodio's writings criticised the Hausa rulers for

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  2. Question 2· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The Sokoto Jihad was first directed against

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  3. Question 3· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    An effect of the Sokoto Jihad was

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  4. Question 4· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Usman dan Fodio began the jihad against the ruler of

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  5. Question 5· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The jihad began after a clash between Usman dan Fodio and the ruler of

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  6. Question 6· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The jihad's effect on Oyo was to

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  7. Question 7· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Abdullahi, brother of Usman dan Fodio, governed the

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  8. Question 8· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate after

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  9. Question 9· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The emirs of the Sokoto Caliphate received flags from Usman dan Fodio as a sign of

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  10. Question 10· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    A cause of the Sokoto Jihad was

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  11. Question 11· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    After the jihad, the caliphate was divided for administration between

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  12. Question 12· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate as a result of

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  13. Question 13· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The first Sultan of Sokoto was

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  14. Question 14· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto in 1804 was

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  15. Question 15· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    After the jihad, the caliphate was divided between Muhammad Bello at Sokoto and Abdullahi at

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  16. Question 16· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Usman dan Fodio's flight from Degel in 1804 is called the

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  17. Question 17· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    Usman dan Fodio's hijra (flight) from Degel to Gudu took place in

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  18. Question 18· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC

    A result of the Sokoto Jihad was the

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