History & Governance/ Pre-Colonial Slavery & Colonial Legal History
Chronological Timeline — British Penetration and Conquest (British Conquest of the Sokoto Caliphate)
28records·5 fields·csv·4.2 KB·West Africa and the Central Sudan, tracking the riverine trade routes, savanna emirates, and capital defense nodes across the Sokoto Caliphate (modern Northern Nigeria, Southern Niger, Northern Cameroon, and Southwest Chad)—explicitly detailing active military operations and engagements inside Nupe, Bida, Ilorin, Borgu, Yauri, Gwandu, Yola, Illo, Yelwa, Kontagora, and the metropolitan capital of Sokoto.·1833 A.D. – 1900 A.D.
A structured historical-chronological, geopolitical, and military conflict dataset cataloging 28 milestone events detailing the aggressive merchant penetration, imperial rivalries, armed confrontations, and eventual military conquest of the Sokoto Caliphate by British colonial forces under Frederick Lugard and the Royal Niger Company (RNC) between 1833 A.D. and 1903 A.D.
Source & Methodology
Extracted from primary diplomatic correspondences, Arabic-language state letters from the Sokoto vizierate (Sokoto Letters), Royal Niger Company board registries, and field logs of the West African Frontier Force (WAFF) systemized within the foundational chapters of regional historiographies covering the fall of the Caliphate.
Related Project
project / historical-political-western-sahel →Schema — 5 fields
Chronological TimelineBritish ConquestSokoto CaliphateImperial PenetrationRoyal Niger CompanyInland Commercial CompanyFrederick LugardBerlin ConferenceAnglo-French RivalryNupe ConquestBida CampaignsAdamawa AnnexationKontagora CavalryIllo UprisingDiplomatic SuspensionWest African Frontier ForceWAFFSovereign Resistance