Overview
Describe the rise of Alhaji Umar;
Discuss the details of his religious affiliation and his teachings
Discuss the effects of his political activities and the Jihad.
What you'll learn
- The Tukulor people before the emergence of Alhaji Umar: politics, economy and religion.
- Alhaji Umar, the Tijaniyya brotherhood and its doctrines.
- The source of inspiration: the Jihad of dan Fodio.
- The Jihad of Alhaji Umar: the military campaigns and the emergence of the Tukulor Empire.
- The organisation of the Tukulor empire.
- the effects of the Jihad: Mass initiation of people into the Tijaniyya Brotherhood, etc.
- The French invasion and the collapse of the Empire.