Ali Babba bin Bello [SEP] father
Bello, the second Sultan of Sokoto, and the grandson of Usman dan Fodio, the first Sultan. Although he was not born from one of the wives of Bello, he was treated as from Bello's lineage and was able to become the successor to Abu Bakr Atiku in 1842. In his selection as Sultan, he was selected instead of three other sons of Muhammed Bello and one of his uncles for the position.
Reign as Sultan.
Ali Babba came into power at a tumultuous point in the Sokoto Caliphate
Ali Babba bin Bello
Ali Babba bin Bello (1804–1859) was the fourth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate from 1842 to 1859. Ali bin Bello is known by a variety of different names in different sources, including: Ali bin Bello, Aliyu Babba (not to be confused with his grandson and namesake, the Emir of Kano from 1894-1903 with the same name), and Mai Cinaka.
Early life.
Ali Babba bin Bello was born in 1804 the son of Ladi, a Hausa concubine to Muhammed