Sultanate of Sokoto | |
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Northern Nigerian Emirate | |
.JPG) Sokoto | |
 Flag | |
  Sultanate of Sokoto Map of Nigeria showing the location of Sokoto | |
| Coordinates: 13°04′N 5°14′E / 13.067°N 5.233°E | |
| Country | Northern Nigeria |
| Emirate | Sultanate of Sokoto |
| Founded by | British Empire |
| Emirate | Emirate |
| Boroughs | List
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| Government | |
| • Sultan | Sa'adu Abubakar |
| • Grand Vazier | Sambo Junaidu |
| Languages | Arabic (official), Hausa (official), Fula |
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The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the caliphate.[1]
The Sultan of Sokoto serves as the supreme spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria and the grand Sheik of the Qadiriyya sufi order in that country.[2][3] In 2006, Sa'adu Abubakar was crowned the Sultan of Sokoto.[citation needed]
- ^ "Kano". Kano Online. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
- ^ The Nigerian Voice: "ROAD TO AZARE" By Ajiroba Yemi Kotun 23 May 2013
- ^ All Africa: "Nigeria: Updated - Kano Blasts Claim Over 60" By Ismail Mudashir 28 November 2014