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- Country
- Kano Emirate (present-day Nigeria)
- Born
- 1853
- Died
- 1926
- Cause of death
- Died in exile
- Lead group
- Emir of Kano
- War / Rebellion
- British invasion of Sokoto Caliphate
- Period
- 1903
- Fought against
- Britain
- Punishment
- Exiled to Lokoja
Anti-Colonial Hero
Sarki Alu (Aliyu Babba)
Kano Emirate (present-day Nigeria) · 1903
Heroic Significance
Resistance leader against British colonial forces during invasion of Kano Emirate, symbol of the end of traditional rule and the imposition of colonial authority.
Citations & Sources
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoto_Caliphate [2] http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/the-sokoto-caliphate-nigeria-1903.html [3] https://www.kanoemirate.org/new/pdfs/SK_Alu.pdf