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Adamawa

Sa'ad Abubakar
The LaamiiBe of Fombina: A Political History of Adamawa (1809-1901)

Ahmadu Bello University Press. Oxford University Press. London. Zaria.
Ahmadu Bello University History Series. 1977. 190 pages

In memory of Chubado, my mother
and Abubakar bin Saleh, my grandfather

Contents

List of Maps
Foreword
Preface

Introduction

The Region and its Inhabitants
- The inhabitants
  - The Mbum
  - The Tikar
  - The Chamba
  - The Bata
  - The Kilba
  - The Margi
  - The Gudur
  - The Gude, Chekke, and Fali
- Population distribution and economic activities
The FulBe of Fombina and their Jihad
- The FulBe migration to Fombina
- The socio-political and economic conditions of Fombina FulBe
- The events leading to the Jihad in Fombina
- Relations between the FulBe and the autochthons
- The Jihad in Fombina
The Foundation of an Emirate: 1809-47
- The early conflicts
- Campaigns in the Upper Benue Valley, c. 1811-47
- The Mandara campaigns and the Jihad in Fanange, c. 1825-35
- Campaigns in Hooseere
- The early Emirate government of Fombina, 1809-47
- The problems in establishing a centralized government
Expansion, Consolidation, and Conflicts: 1847-72
- The accession of Muhammad Lawal
- The consolidation of FulBe authority in the Benue Valley
- The expansion and political development of the Emirate
- The economic development of the Emirate
- The spread of Islam
- External and internal relations
The Decline and Collapse of the Emirate: 1873-1903
- The administration of Umaru Sanda
- Internal crisis and conflicts
- The rise of Mahdism
- The growth of European influence
- Reaction and collapse, 1890-1903
- The overthrow of the Emirate
- Zubairu's resistance
Twentieth-Century Developments in Fombina

Glossary
Notes on Sources
Bibliography
Index
Index of Names

Maps

Fombina Relief
Movements of the early clans into Fombina before the nineteenth century