JAMB and WAEC History questions: The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate

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Question 1· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's writings criticised the Hausa rulers for
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Question 2· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The jihad was carried into the Adamawa area by
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Question 3· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The Sokoto Jihad was first directed against
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Question 4· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
An effect of the Sokoto Jihad was
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Question 5· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Sokoto town was founded in 1809 by
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Question 6· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio began the jihad against the ruler of
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Question 7· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The jihad began after a clash between Usman dan Fodio and the ruler of
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Question 8· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The jihad's effect on Oyo was to
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Question 9· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Abdullahi, brother of Usman dan Fodio, governed the
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Question 10· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Ilorin became a Fulani emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate when power passed from Afonja to
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Question 11· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate after
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Question 12· 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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Question 13· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
A cause of the Sokoto Jihad was
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Question 14· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The first Fulani emir of Zaria (Zazzau) after the jihad was
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Question 15· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto (1804) was
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Question 16· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Uthman dan Fodio's brother, who later ruled the western emirates from Gwandu, was
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Question 17· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The leaders of the Sokoto Jihad were mainly
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Question 18· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
After the jihad, the caliphate was divided for administration between
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Question 19· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The town of Sokoto, later the capital of the caliphate, was founded in 1809 by
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Question 20· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The jihad's leaders justified it as a struggle against
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JAMB and WAEC History questions: The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate

Usman dan Fodio's writings criticised the Hausa rulers for

The jihad was carried into the Adamawa area by

The Sokoto Jihad was first directed against

An effect of the Sokoto Jihad was

Sokoto town was founded in 1809 by

Usman dan Fodio began the jihad against the ruler of

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

The jihad's effect on Oyo was to

Abdullahi, brother of Usman dan Fodio, governed the

Ilorin became a Fulani emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate when power passed from Afonja to

Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate after

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

A cause of the Sokoto Jihad was

The first Fulani emir of Zaria (Zazzau) after the jihad was

The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto (1804) was

Uthman dan Fodio's brother, who later ruled the western emirates from Gwandu, was

The leaders of the Sokoto Jihad were mainly

After the jihad, the caliphate was divided for administration between

The town of Sokoto, later the capital of the caliphate, was founded in 1809 by

The jihad's leaders justified it as a struggle against