A Fulbe scholar from the Qadiriyya faction of Sufis, he appointed his brother Abdullah to rule the city of Gwandu.
This man's daughter Nana Asma'u wrote the poem "Song of the Circular Journey", and he utilized a bureaucracy called the sarauta. This loser of the Battle of Tsuntua established a religious community at Gugu. A Fulbe scholar from the Qadiriyya faction of Sufis, he appointed his brother Abdullah to rule the city of Gwandu. King Yunfa attempted to assassinate him, but his pistol backfired and shot him in the hand; this man would later execute Yunfa after capturing his capital of Alkalawa. His forces had earlier captured the state of Katsina and the Kingdom of Kano. Succeeded by his son Muhammad Bello, his capture of his home city of Gobir completed his victory over the Hausa confederacy. For 10 points, name this leader who united the Fulani people in the early 19th century and founded the Sokoto Caliphate.
This man's daughter Nana Asma'u wrote the poem "Song of the Circular Journey", and he utilized a bureaucracy called the sarauta.
Usman {Dan Fodio}