The brief history of the 7th Sarkingobir of Gwadabawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Zayyanu MFR

Abstract

The Sokoto Caliphate is one of the most prominent domain that happened in the history of biladsuddan (in Africa) and it is still paramount in the discourse of Nigeria political and social interactions. One of the actors in the Sokoto Caliphate is the Atikawa royal ruling class (descendants of Abubakar Atiku 1, the son of Sheikh Usmanu bn Foduye). Among the Atikawa was the prominent person called Sarkingobir Muhammadu Zayyanu (aka Zayyana Gwadabawa) MFR. Thus, this paper tried to discuss about him, Gwadabawa, and his grandfathers in a laconic fashion. The preservation of history will guide the present and unborn populations. We can approximately do that through wrting.