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The Journal of African History, 1974

The name Dallazawa has been used by historians to denote the family of Malam Umarun Dallaji, the first Fulani emir of Katsina. Therefore, Malam Umaru and his successors from the Dallazawa family ruled Katsina from 1806-1906 thereby establishing the Dallazawa dynasty. The main thrust of this paper, is to discuss the socioeconomic and political contributions of the dynasty in the development of Katsina emirate. In doing so, the paper would discuss their origin as a Fulani clan, their ascension to power etc. However, this would unveils the developmental process in which Katsina emirate passed from jihad period to colonial rule. It is therefore the argument of this paper that it were these developments and many others before it, that had set the foundation in which the colonialists built their structures of exploitation in Katsina.

2021

*Corresponding Author: Yusuf Sarkingobir Article History Received: 03.04.2021 Accepted: 07.05.2021 Published: 12.05.2021 Abstract: Sokoto Caliphate was a famous formation established by the Fulani Jihadists and their Hausa supporters in the Hausaland and environs, which led to the revival of the Hausaland traditional hegemony system and polity of Islam. Later, the British invaded the region and colonialized it. Still, the system laid by Usman Danfodio is unavoidable. The actors in this Danfodio system contributed hugely in the development using their traditional powers. One of the famous grand-scions of Usman Danfodio was the Sarkingobir Gwadabawa Abdurrahman MFR (who lived circa in 1903-1968 A.D.). Abdurrahman was from the Atikawa branch, popularly known for education and lerdership shrewdness. He obtained Islamic and Western education accordingly. He started representing Gwadabawa in the aspects of hegemony as early as 1916. Later in 1927-1931, Abdurrahman was turbaned as the Sardauna of Sokoto. In 1931, Abdurrahman was crowned as the Sarkingobir Gwadabawa, District Head of Gwadabawa, and a more important post than the Sardauna of Sokoto. During the reign of Abdurrahman as Sarkingobir Gwadabawa he recorded many achievements. He ensured the transmogrification of Illela bush to a town. He ensured many contributions in the development of Gwadabawa District and Illela. Many years after the demise of Abdurrahman, in 1989, Illela city became local government to be continually headed by Muhammadu Zayyana (Sarkingobir) as part of his Gwadabawa domain. In 1997, Muhammadu Tukur, son of Sarkingobir Abdurrahman was appointed as substantive district head of the whole Illela region disgorged from Gwadabawa. In 2020, Muhammadu Tukur was succeeded by his son, Buhari Tukur as district head of Illela region. Keywords: Gwadabawa, District Head, Caliphate, Education, rural roads, peace, Sarkingobir Gwadabawa Abdurrahman, Illela district.

2020

The Sokoto Caliphate is one of the most prominent domain that happened in the history of biladsuddan (in Africa) and it is still paramount in the discourse of Nigeria political and social interactions. One of the actors in the Sokoto Caliphate is the Atikawa royal ruling class (descendants of Abubakar Atiku 1, the son of Sheikh Usmanu bn Foduye). Among the Atikawa was the prominent person called Sarkingobir Muhammadu Zayyanu (aka Zayyana Gwadabawa) MFR. Thus, this paper tried to discuss about him, Gwadabawa, and his grandfathers in a laconic fashion. The preservation of history will guide the present and unborn populations. We can approximately do that through wrting.

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts - JOSHA

Article, 2018

The Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies is an institutional research center in the University of Maiduguri which was established in 1986. The centre is multidisciplinary in nature and its activities focused around administration, history, Qur'anic studies, biography, linguistics, theology. literature, religious studies, mysticism, political science, correspondences, legal studies. grammar, business studies, philosophy, medicine, travels, astrology, astronomy, hadith studies etc. The centre and Bomo Museum Society which was established in 1989 had collaborated in their activities which focused on the same goal i.e. the studies on Borno. The centre having been in existence for three decades, it is noteworthy to write on it and its collaborator that were founded almost the same period. It is interesting to note that no attempt has been made in documenting the activities of both the centre and the society. Therefore, this paper tries to document the activities of the centre and the society. In fact, the centre and the society had carried out a lot of researches which need to be brought to limelight for both research and posterity. For this reason, this paper examines the roles of the Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies and Barno Museum Society in promoting the historiography of Barno in areas such as collation, retrieval, translation, interpretation, reconstruction, documentation etc of important historical materials for enhancing historical studies on Bomo. A historical method of interrogation in assessment using primary and secondary sources was adopted in studying the roles of the centre and the society in promoting the historiography of Borno

Transstellar Journal , 2019

The paper attempts to assess the role of Muslim scholars (the Ulama') on the emergence of a definite identity for both the people and the rulers of ancient Kanem-Borno. The polity, which flourished around the basin of Lake Chad, had been ruled by the Saifawa dynasty for over one thousand years before it was replaced by the Al-Kanemi's early in the twentieth century. It is demonstrated that the Kanem-BornoUlama' had used an in-depth knowledge of history and genealogy in the task of giving the Saifawa legend a scholarly flavour, which has lasted unchallenged for centuries. The Method that was adopted in writing this paper is documentary analysis, using primary and secondary sources. Data collected were critically analysed and interpreted. Findings revealed that The Ulama' have succeeded in forming an identity for the Saifawa ruling dynasty and the Kanuri people linking them to Saif ibn Dhi Yazan and above all, to the Quraish pedigree. In conclusion, this forms the perception of the Kanuri people that they descended from Saif, they were Muslims and of the Quraish family.

The occupation of Borno by the British was concluded in March 1902. It was an occupation rather than a conquest as no actual fighting or resistance took place by the time of the arrival of the British force. The study examines Rabbi Fad-Allah's reign and comprehensively outlined his encounters with the British which significantly captured his Rise and Fall. The British administrative policies which include judiciary, taxation and transportation were thoroughly analyzed. This research study explicitly shows how Lugard arrived from Leave in England to the news of the defeat and destructions of Fad-Allah by the French in British territory. Lugard was enraged by the French disregard for British territorial claims and wasted no time in conveying his disgust to the colonial office. Lugard set out the lower Borno expedition under the command of colonel T.N.L Moreland to occupy Borno. Secondary source were drawn from textbooks, archival materials and other relevant document to this study. This research brings to limelight how the British occupation took place and the subsequent socio-political transformation that came into being.