Muhammadu Attahiru I
Muhammadu Attahiru I | |
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Sultan of Sokoto | |
Reign | October 13, 1902 – March 15, 1903 |
Predecessor | Abderrahman dan Abi Bakar |
Successor | Muhammadu Attahiru II |
Born | Sokoto |
Died | August 1903 Burmi, 5km East of Bajoga in Funakaye local government area |
House | Atiku Clan |
Father | Ahmadu Atiku |
Muhammadu Attahiru I (died 1903) was the twelfth
Reign as Sultan
Attahiru came to the throne upon the death of Abderrahman dan Abi Bakar in October 1902 while the British forces had already taken over parts of the Sokoto Caliphate. During the last year of Abderrahman's reign, British General Frederick Lugard had been able to use rivalries between the emirs in the south with the Sokoto Caliphate to prevent a coherent defense against British troops.[2] A British led force was quickly approaching the city of Sokoto with clear intentions to take it over.[3] Attahiru I organized a quick defense of the city and decided to fight the advancing British army outside of the city of Sokoto. This battle ended quickly in favor of the British with superior firepower causing high casualties on the side of Attahiru I.[3]
Attahiru I and many followers fled the city of Sokoto on what Attahiru I described as a
Attahiru I begun traveling through the rural regions of the
See also
References
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- ^ Gott, Richard (3 November 2006). "Death of a sultan". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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- Gott, Richard (3 November 2006). "Death of a sultan". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2017.