Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Language
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 Sources of Legitimacy in the Nineteenth-Century Sahel
- 2 Discourses of Dissent and Moderation
- 3 ‘Lesser of two evils’: The Succession of Muhammad Bello
- 4 ‘God has subjugated this land for me’: Bello’s Rule of Sokoto 1821–1837
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Sokoto Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Language
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 Sources of Legitimacy in the Nineteenth-Century Sahel
- 2 Discourses of Dissent and Moderation
- 3 ‘Lesser of two evils’: The Succession of Muhammad Bello
- 4 ‘God has subjugated this land for me’: Bello’s Rule of Sokoto 1821–1837
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Sokoto Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter
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- From Rebels to RulersWriting Legitimacy in the Early Sokoto State, pp. 169 - 192Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2021