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Title: | Muhammed al-Amin al-Kanimi and religion and politics in Bornu |
Author: | Brenner, L. |
Book title: | Studies in West African Islamic history |
Year: | 1979 |
Pages: | 160-176 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Northern Nigeria |
Subjects: | Church and State history Bornu polity ulema |
Abstract: | After a short description of the political situation in Bornu, the author discusses the political career of al Kanimi, a well-known scholar who became the power-behind-the throne during the 1820s and 1830s. Bibliogr., ref. |