GCEGovernmentPre-colonial Nigerian Political Systems2020

The Fulani Jihad of 1804 resulted in the transformation of the pre-colonial Hausa states primarily by

AReplacing the Hausa ruling class with a Fulani theocratic aristocracy under the Sokoto CaliphateCORRECT
BAbolishing the emirate system and establishing republican councils
CIntegrating the Hausa states into the British protectorate immediately after the jihad
DUnifying the Yoruba states under a single Hausa-Fulani ruler
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The Fulani Jihad led by Usman Dan Fodio overthrew the existing Hausa kings (Sarki) and established the Sokoto Caliphate, with Dan Fodio as the Sultan. The Hausa states were reorganised into emirates governed by Fulani emirs who derived their authority from both Islamic law and appointment by the Caliph. This created a theocratic aristocracy that replaced the earlier Hausa ruling class.
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