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Tomb Of Muhammadu Attahiru I
The tomb of Muhammad Attahiru I, the 12th Sultan of Sokoto, who ruled between October 1902 to March 1903 was once an attractive tourist centre. The tomb is located in Mbormi, four kilometres from Bajoga, Gombe State Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa Sta ..., Nigeria. History 118 years ago, the Sokoto Caliphate, Muhammad Attahiru I protested over the arrival of British troops in the area. He decided to leave Sokoto for Medina and he eventually stopped at Mbormi to make use of the advantage of its defensive walls to fight the British Army. A war that led to the end of his reign. The town of Mbormi had been deserted from the day Sultan Atahiru I and his two sons were killed in an intense battle fought by the trio and their over 600 followers against the British forces. ...
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Muhammadu Attahiru I
Muhammadu Attahiru I (died 1903) was the twelfth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate from October 1902 until March 15, 1903. He was the last independent Sultan of Sokoto before the Caliphate was taken over by the British. The Sokoto Caliphate leaders are partly Arabs and partly Fulani as stated by Abdullahi dan Fodio, brother of Usman dan Fodio who claimed that their family are part Fulani, and part Arabs, they claimed to be a descendant of the Arabs through Uqba ibn Nafi who was an Arab Muslim of the Umayyad branch of the Quraysh, and hence, a member of the family of the Prophet, Uqba ibn Nafi allegedly married a Fulani woman called Bajjumangbu through which the Torodbe family of Usman dan Fodio descended. Caliph Muhammed Bello writing in his book Infaq al-Mansur claimed descent from Prophet Muhammad through his paternal grandmother's lineage called Hawwa (mother of Usman dan Fodio), Alhaji Muhammadu Junaidu, Wazirin Sokoto, a scholar of Fulani history, restated the claims of Sh ...
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Bajoga
Bajoga is a town and headquarters of Funakaye, and is also a local government area in the northern part of Gombe State, Nigeria Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State .... Bajoga is 9km south from Ashaka cement factory. JIBWIS Islamic secondary school bajoga is the first private secondary school to have been establish in Bajoga. Schools * Government Day Secondary School Bajoga. * Gombe State Polytechnic Bajoga. * JIBWIS Islamic Secondary School Bajoga. * Girl Child Initiative School. * Gandu Primary School Bajoga * Government Vocational Training Center Bajoga * Al'majiri School. * Sangaru Primary School, Bajoga * Government Junior Secondary school Sangaru, Bajoga * Government Day Secondary School Bajoga South See also * Railway stations in Nigeria References Tow ...
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Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State, and to the west by Bauchi State. Named for the city of Gombe—the state's capital and largest city—Gombe State was formed from a part of Bauchi State on 1 October 1996.The state is among the multi lingual states in Nigeria. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Gombe is the 21st largest in area and 32nd most populous with an estimated population of about 3.25 million as of 2016. Geographically, the State is within the tropical West Sudanian savanna ecoregion. Important geographic features include Gongola River, which flows through Gombe's north and east into Lake Dadin Kowa, and part of the Muri Mountains, a small range in the state's far south. Among the state's nature are a number of snake species including carpet viper, puff adder ...
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Mbormi Battle Ground
Mbormi Battle Ground is an historical site near Nafada in Gombe State, Nigeria. It is the site of a 1903 battle in which Muhammadu Attahiru I, the Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate, was killed alongside many of his people. The site embodies the fight and resistance against colonial rule. Three tombs lie on the battle ground, and the site attracts many visitors. History Muhammadu Attahiru I, the 12th Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate, fled from the invasion of British forces who sought to conquer the caliphate and put it under the control of the colonial government. The Sultan was fleeing to Madina as instructed by his grandfather Usman Danfodio for fear of an invasion. While on his way to Madina, he stopped at Mbormi for some days, and in this period, a British attack on July 27, 1903, led to the battle and killings. The Sultan's death marked the end of the Sokoto Caliphate and the creation of the Sokoto Sultanate, which was then controlled by the colonial government. Many desce ...
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''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ...
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