Muhammadu Attahiru II [SEP] father
Muhammadu Attahiru II
Muhammadu Attahiru II was the thirteenth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate from 1903 to 1915. Muhammadu Attahiru II was the great grandson of Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate and son of Ali Babba bin Bello, the fourth Sultan. Upon the death of the eleventh sultan Abderrahman dan Abi Bakar in 1902, Attahiru II was the primary challenger to the candidacy of Muhammadu Attahiru I, with the later being selected as the Sultan. After losing this selection to Attahiru I, it is claimed that Attahiru
Attahiru
Attahiru may refer to:
- Attahiru Bafarawa (born 1954), governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from 1999–2007
- Muhammadu Attahiru I (died 1903), Sultan of Sokoto from 1902–1903
- Muhammadu Attahiru II (died 1915), Sultan of Sokoto from 1903–1915