Muhammadu Attahiru I

Muhammadu Attahiru I
Sultan of Sokoto
ReignOctober 13, 1902 – March 15, 1903
PredecessorAbderrahman dan Abi Bakar
SuccessorMuhammadu Attahiru II
BornSokoto
DiedAugust 1903 (1903-09)
Burmi, 5km East of Bajoga in Funakaye local government area in present gombe state Nigeria.
HouseAtiku Clan
FatherAhmadu Atiku

Muhammadu Attahiru I (died 1903) was the twelfth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate from October 1902 until March 15, 1903. He was the last independent Sultan of Sokoto before the Caliphate was taken over by the British.[1]

  1. ^ Falola, Toyin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.