1st supreme commander of the Army of the Sokoto Caliphate
Ali Jedo
Amir al-jaish al-Islam Supreme Commander of the Army
In office 1805–1846/1849
Monarchs
Uthman (1805-1817) Muhammad Bello (1817-1837) Atiku (1837-1842) Ali bin Bello (1842-1846/1849)
Preceded by
position established
Succeeded by
Abu Hasan bin Ali Jedo
Personal details
Born
Konni
Died
1846 or 1849 Iname, Konni
Spouse
Fatima bint Uthman Fodio
Military service
Battles/wars
Battle of Tabkin Kwatto (1804) Kebbi expedition Battle of Alwassa (1805) Battle of Alkalawa (1808)
Ali Jedo (died 1846 or 1849), was the first Amir al-jaish al-Islam (supreme commander of the army or Sarkin Yaki) of the Sokoto Caliphate.[1] Prior to the jihad, he was the leader of the Fulbe of Konni in modern-day Sokoto State.[2]
^Abubakar, Sa'ad (1974). "The Emirate-Type of Government in the Sokoto Caliphate". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 7 (2): 215. ISSN 0018-2540. JSTOR 41857009.
^Sifawa, Prof Attahiru Ahmad (2022-12-25). "THE SOKOTO JIHAD AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL COMMUNITIES IN WEST AFRICA". Journal of Religious Thoughts. 1 (2): 3. ISSN 2957-8957.
AliJedo (died 1846 or 1849), was the first Amir al-jaish al-Islam (supreme commander of the army or Sarkin Yaki) of the Sokoto Caliphate. Prior to the...
command of Abdullahi, received support from the Konni Fulbe forces led by AliJedo, as well as other Hausa and Tuareg Muslims. Initially, Yunfa's army held...
Commanders and leaders Usman dan Fodio Muhammad Bello Abdullahi dan Fodio AliJedo Abd al-Salam (Hausa) Umaru al-Kammu Malam `Umaru Dallaji Sulaymanu dan...
Sarkin Yaki (war commander) the title still held by the descendants of AliJedo, at the time of the jihad was organized into a standing army and a cavalry...
Binji. It was originally established by the sons of the military commander AliJedo as a Ribat. It has an area of 559 km2 and a population of 105,027 at the...
Agali and Adar Tuaregs Commanders and leaders Yunfa Abdullahi dan Fodio AliJedo Muhammad Bello Strength 8,000 Infantry, 2,000 Cavalry 1,000 archers, 25...
battle for various reasons. Bello was sick, Abdullah had an injured leg and AliJedo was not mentioned. The Muslim leader was a cousin of Bello, Sa'ad bin al-Hasan...
SDN Mohamed Gouro 2 DF SDN Khaled Hashem 3 DF SDN Adam Aldali 4 DF SDN Jedo Komer 5 DF SDN Mazen Bashir 6 MF SDN Zeriab Yousef 7 MF SDN Muataz Hashem...
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