Modibo Adama

Modibbo Adama
Lamido Fombina (Lord of the South)
Reign1806–1847
Predecessorposition established
SuccessorMuhammadu Lawal ɓii Adama
Born1779
Wuro Chekke
Died1847
Yola
Burial
Hubbaare Modibbo Adama in Gurin, Fufore
Wives
  • Asta Jam
  • Yasebo
  • Mammare
  • Jahra (Yara)
Issue14 Children: Lauwal, Usman, Mansur, Umaru, Fadimatu, Addo Gurin, Hauwa'u, Hamidu, Bakari, Haliru, Zubairu, Aliyu, Hamman, Sani and Bobbo Ahmadu.
Names
Adama ɓii Ardo Hassana
DynastyAdamawa Emirate
FatherArdo 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.

  1. ^ "Adamawa | traditional emirate, Africa | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.