Sokoto-Emirate Relations, 1804-1903: an Analysis.

• Main Author: Hann, Nicholas M.
• Other Authors: Hakim A.M. Abu. (Supervisor)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1973
• Subjects: Islamic Studies.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=108840

This thesis is concerned with ascertaining the nature of Sokoto-Emirate relations in the nineteenth century, and pays particular attention to the question of Sokoto's authority, or its ability to influence and determine the direction of emirate affairs over which it supposedly had dominion. The methodology employed to achieve such an end has been the examination, in as far as was possible, of certain prerogatives which Sokoto possessed and which placed it in its ascendant position vis-a-vis its subordinate emirate components. By elucidating the strengths and weaknesses of Sokoto's position and defining the limitations on its power to influence and control certain aspects of emirate affairs, this investigation attempts to place the problem of authority in a clearer perspective and provide a better understanding of governmental processes and procedures in the Sokoto Caliphate. === Cette thèse a pour but de préciser la nature de relations entre Sokoto et les émirais dans le dix-neuvième siècle. Elle a trait en particulier à la question de l'autorité de Sokoto, c'est-à-dire, son abilité d'influencer et de diriger les affaires des émirats. La facon de procéder a consisté en l'examination de certains droits que possédait Sokoto, et qui placaient Sokoto dans une position supérieure vis-à-vis les émirats. En éclaireissant les points forts el les faiblesses de la position de Sokoto, cet oeuvre va essayer de clarifier le problème de l'autorité pour faire mieux comprendre le processus gouvernemental dans le califat de Sokoto.