Usman ɗan Fodio, was a Fulani scholar, religious teacher, revolutionary, military leader, writer, promoter of Sunni Islam, who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled as its first caliph. Wikipedia
Born: 15 December 1754, Gobir
Died: 20 April 1817, Sokoto
Children: Muhammed Bello, Nana Asmaʼu, Abu Bakr Atiku, Umaru Nagwamatse
Grandchildren: Ali Babba bin Bello, Aliu Karami, Abd al-Qadir, Abubakar II Atiku na Raba
Parents: Hawwa bint Muhammad ibn Usman, Muhammad ibn Salih
Siblings: Abdullahi dan Fodio