- Lamido
Lamido (plural Lamibe) is the
Anglicisation of a term from theFula language or Fulfulde, used to refer to a ruler. In the language it is properly "laamiiɗo" (pl. laamiiɓe), derived from the verbal root "laam-" meaning "to rule or to lead", and hence may be translated more specifically as "leader". It is commonly used to translate the concept of the Arabic titleEmir , into Fulfulde. The title "Lamido" has been used by the traditional leaders of certain Islamic communities in West Africa, originally as head of (often vassal) states, nowadays persisting within post-colonial republics.tates where the title lamido as such was used
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Fulani Jihad states:
*Bauchi emirate, since its foundation in 1805Other:
*Bibemi , since its 1770 foundation, until the higher Muslim titleSultan was assumedCompound title
*Laamiiɗo julɓe 'Emir of the Muslims (lit. "those who pray")' was a title, alongside the proper Arabic "
Amir al-Mu´minin " (which was maintained), of theImam `Usuman dan Muhammad Fodio , the original leader of the largest of theFula jihads (conquests by the Fula people in the name of spreadingIslam ) inSokoto , the home state of the leader of theFulbe jihad , whose heirs (since 1817) adopted the titleSarkin Musulmi and became known asSultan of Sokoto , still considered the paramount ruler of traditional islamic people in (northern) Nigeria
*Baban-Lamido inAdamawa (now partially inCameroon ), since its foundation in 1809ources and references
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_native.html WorldStatesmen- here Nigerian Traditional states]
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