Islamic state in West and Central Africa (1809–1903)
Adamawa Emirate
إمارة أداماوة Lamorde Adamaawa لَمࣷرْدٜ عَدَمَاوَ / 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤢𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤢
1809–1903
Flag
Adamawa Emirate (right) in the orbit of the Sokoto Caliphate .
Status
Emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate
Capital
Gurin (1809-1831)
Ribadu (1831-1839)
Njoboliyo (1839-1841)
Yola (1841)
Government
Monarchy
• Lamido Fombina
Modibbo Adama
• Galadima
Sambo Holma
• Waziri
Modibbo Abdullahi
History
• Established
1809
• Disestablished
29 July 1903
Area
• Total
40,000 sq mi (100,000 km2)[1]: 75
The Adamawa Emirate (Fula: Lamorde Adamaawa, لَمࣷرْدٜ عَدَمَاوَ, 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤢𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤢; Arabic: إمارة أداماوة; German: Adamaua; French: Adamaoua) is a traditional state located in Fombina, an area which now roughly corresponds to areas of Adamawa State and Taraba state in Nigeria, and previously also in the three northern regions of Cameroon (Far North, North, and Adamawa), including minor Parts of Chad and the Central African Republic.
Modibo Adama was a commander of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio, the man who began the Fulani jihad in 1809. The capital was moved several times until it settled in Yola, Nigeria on the banks of the Benue River in Nigeria around 1841. At the time of Adama's death his realm encompassed parts of modern Nigeria and much of north Cameroon. Much like the other emirates in the Sokoto Caliphate, Adamawa enjoyed considerable autonomy but it had to pay a tribute to the Sultan in Sokoto.
^Tukur, Mahmud Modibbo (2016). British Colonisation of Northern Nigeria, 1897-1914: A Reinterpretation of Colonial Sources. Amalion Publishing. ISBN 978-2-35926-046-5.
forces in the 1900 Battle of Kousséri. The AdamawaEmirate was also defeated by colonial powers, losing the Adamawa Wars to Germany and the British Empire...
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its name from the historic emirate of Adamawa, with the emirate's old capital of Yola, serving as the capital city of Adamawa state. The state is one of...
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (2003–2005). In April 2009 the AdamawaEmirate which was founded in 1809 by the scholar and spiritual leader, Modibbo...
Empire (a Caliphate formed during the Fulani Jihad), particularly the Emirate of Adamawa in the northern half of the region. After these territories were annexed...
the Sokoto Caliphate. Adama's emirate (known as the AdamawaEmirate) was divided into districts under governors; the Adamawa Plateau fell into the Ngaoundéré...
chieftains titles of Dan Ruwata AdamawaEmirate and Dokajin Mubi of Adamawa State. Mamman was born in 1954 at Michika in Adamawa State. He holds a LL.B degree...
was the senator for Adamawa Central from 2019 to 2023. On 30 March 2020, she was appointed Gimbiyar Adamawa by the AdamawaEmirate Council. Binani was...
River), which became Cameroon in English. Fulani soldiers founded the AdamawaEmirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of the...
Gwandu Emirate under his mentor Abdullahi dan Fodio and his successors, Modibbo Raji emigrated in the 1850s and eventually settled in Adamawa. He is generally...
to a fore when he recognized an autonomous leader carving out the AdamawaEmirate. Modibo Adama has fought in the Fulani war with Atiku's father Usman...
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emirates, the largest of which was Adamawa, although the Kano Emirate was the most populated. Others included, but are not limited to: Gombe Emirate,...
in Nigeria. SPPU Adamawa State Government, "[www.adamawastatesppu.org]" "AdamawaEmirate Council: SARKI YAMMA ADAMAWA". AdamawaEmirate. Archived from the...
Laman. Examples of Fulani Jihad states: Bauchi Emirate, since its foundation in 1805. AdamawaEmirate (Fombina), since its foundation in 1809. Bibemi...
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Hamman Yaji (1863-1929) was Emir of Madagali, Nigeria, part of the AdamawaEmirate. He is known for his personal diary which records daily life and activities...
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modern-day Cameroon and Nigeria) and established the emirate of Fombina, also known as Adamawa. Modibbo Adama received a flag from Shehu Usman dan Fodio...
who refused to convert to Islam. At the southernmost point of the AdamawaEmirate, Tibati was a center of slave raiding and perhaps the most powerful...
Moddibo Adama (1786-1847) – First Laamiɗo and founder of Fombina (Adamawaemirate) which covered parts of Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad Muhammad Ibn Muhammad...
Sokoto Sultanate and many of the subservient emirates: notably, the AdamawaEmirate and the Kano Emirate. A serious revolt occurred in 1836 in the city-state...
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