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Fula - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | East of that river Sokoto and its tributary emirates are ruled by Fula princes, subject to the control of the British Nigerian administration. |
 | | Fula are settled in Bornu, Bagirmi, Wadai and the upper Nile Valley,' but have no political power in those countries. |
 | | Originally herdsmen in the western and central Sudan, they extended their sway east of the Niger, under the leadership of Othman Dan Fodio, during the early years of the 19th century, and having subdued the Hausa states, founded the empire of Sokoto with the vassal emirates of Kano, Gando, Nupe, Adamawa, andc. |
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