History & Governance/ Pre-Colonial Slavery & Colonial Legal History
Caliphate Forces by Campaign (British Conquest of the Sokoto Caliphate)
4records·4 fields·csv·364 B·West Africa and the Central Sudanic savanna, tracking the palace networks, fortified walls, and defensive perimeters across Northern Nigeria—specifically detailing the battle fields and city gates of Nupe, Kontagora, Kano, and the metropolitan capital city of Sokoto.·1898 A.D. – March 1903 A.D.
A structured, comparative military-historical dataset cataloging 4 core regional defenses, troop mobilizations, localized weapon technologies, and combat outcomes deployed by the constituent emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate in direct resistance to British colonial aggression between 1898 A.D. and 1903 A.D.
Source & Methodology
Extracted from regional Arabic-language administrative chronicles, post-battle casualty counts compiled by the Sokoto vizierate, and corresponding operational field dispatches of the West African Frontier Force (WAFF) systemized within the definitive historical texts documenting the fall of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Related Project
project / historical-political-western-sahel →Schema — 4 fields
Caliphate ForcesMobilization ScaleShock CavalryTraditional ArmamentsBows and ArrowsDane GunsFortification ArchitectureKano Mud WallsKabuga Gate BreachBattle of BidaBattle of SokotoKontagora LancersSovereign LeadershipLiving MartyrsAsymmetric WarfareAnti Colonial Resistance