JAMB and WAEC History questions: The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate

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Question 21· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate as a result of
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Question 22· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Ilorin became an emirate after
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Question 23· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The first Sultan of Sokoto was
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Question 24· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto in 1804 was
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Question 25· 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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Question 26· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The ruler of each emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate was called the
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Question 27· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The scholar who led Borno's resistance to the Sokoto jihadists was
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Question 28· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Caliphate was administered through
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Question 29· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
After the jihad, the eastern part of the caliphate was ruled from Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, while the western part was ruled from Gwandu by
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Question 30· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's flight from Degel in 1804 is called the
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Question 31· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Jihad was launched in 1804 by
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Question 32· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's hijra (flight) from Degel to Gudu took place in
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Question 33· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
A political effect of the jihad was
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Question 34· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
One cause of the Sokoto Jihad was the
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Question 35· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
In 1804 Uthman dan Fodio and his followers made their hijra from Degel to
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Question 36· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sultan of Sokoto bears the title
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Question 37· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Jihad began as a conflict between Uthman dan Fodio and the ruler of
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Question 38· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
A result of the Sokoto Jihad was the
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JAMB and WAEC History questions: The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate

Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate as a result of

Ilorin became an emirate after

The first Sultan of Sokoto was

The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto in 1804 was

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

The ruler of each emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate was called the

The scholar who led Borno's resistance to the Sokoto jihadists was

The Sokoto Caliphate was administered through

After the jihad, the eastern part of the caliphate was ruled from Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, while the western part was ruled from Gwandu by

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

The Sokoto Jihad was launched in 1804 by

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

A political effect of the jihad was

One cause of the Sokoto Jihad was the

In 1804 Uthman dan Fodio and his followers made their hijra from Degel to

The Sultan of Sokoto bears the title

The Sokoto Jihad began as a conflict between Uthman dan Fodio and the ruler of

A result of the Sokoto Jihad was the