| Modibbo Adama | |||||
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| Lamido Fombina (Lord of the South) | |||||
| Reign | 1806–1847 | ||||
| Predecessor | position established | ||||
| Successor | Muhammadu Lawal ɓii Adama | ||||
| Born | 1779 Wuro Chekke | ||||
| Died | 1847 Yola | ||||
| Burial | Hubbaare Modibbo Adama in Gurin, Fufore | ||||
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| Issue | 14 Children: Lauwal, Usman, Mansur, Umaru, Fadimatu, Addo Gurin, Hauwa'u, Hamidu, Bakari, Haliru, Zubairu, Aliyu, Hamman, Sani and Bobbo Ahmadu. | ||||
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| Dynasty | Adamawa Emirate | ||||
| Father | Ardo Hassana | ||||
Adama ɓii Ardo Hassana (1786 – 1847), more commonly known as Modibbo Adama (Modibbo meaning "learned man"), was a Fulani scholar from the Yillaga (Yirlaɓe) clan. He led a jihad into the region of Fombina (in modern-day Cameroon and Nigeria) and established the emirate of Fombina, also known as Adamawa.[1]
Modibbo Adama received a flag from Shehu Usman dan Fodio to lead a jihad in Fombina ('southlands') during the Sokoto revolution. Fombina later became one of the largest and most complex emirates in Usman's Sokoto Caliphate. It spanned about forty thousand square miles that covered parts of northeastern Nigeria, entire northern Cameroon and parts of Central African Republic.