Brief Introduction
He was Amir al-Mu’mineen Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Shehu Uthman ibn Fuduye’ Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Saalih ibn Harun ibn Muhammad Ghurtu ibn Jubba ibn Muhammad Sanbu ibn Maasiraan ibn Ayyub ibn Buuba Baba ibn Abu Bakr ibn Musa Jakulli. His mother was Hawwa bint Adam ibn Muhammad Agh.
He was one of the leading supporters of his father Shehu Uthman and was appointed after him as the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate. He was born in the town of Mornona in modern day Niger, on Wednesday, during the beginning of the month of Dhu’l-Qa`ada in the year 1195 hijra (1780) and died at the age of 58 on Thursday, the 27th of Rajab in the year 1253 hijra (1837) in his military fortress called Wurno.
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