Ali Jedo

1st supreme commander of the Army of the Sokoto Caliphate

Biography

Ali Jedo (died 1846 or 1849), was the first Amir al-jaish al-Islam (supreme commander of the army or Sarkin Yaƙi) of the Sokoto Caliphate. Prior to the jihad, he was the leader of the Fulbe of Konni in modern-day Sokoto State.

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