Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. List of Abbreviations xiii
6. Note on Language xv
7. Glossary xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Sources of Legitimacy in the Nineteenth-Century Sahel 31
10. 2 Discourses of Dissent and Moderation 49
11. 3 ‘Lesser of two evils’: The Succession of Muhammad Bello 95
12. 4 ‘God has subjugated this land for me’: Bello’s Rule of Sokoto 1821–1837 123
13. Conclusion 149
14. Appendix: Sokoto Chronology 155
15. Bibliography 169
16. Index 193