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Sokoto Caliphate

1804 CE 1904 CE
G SC RG New WA  ni_sokoto_cal
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[continuity; Hausa Kingdoms] [continuity]   Update here

Succeeding Entity:
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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal) was in:
Home NGA: None
General Variables
Identity and Location Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Utm Zone 32 P Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Original Name Sokoto Caliphate Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Capital Sokoto Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Alternative Name Sultanate of Sokoto Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Temporal Bounds Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Peak Years 1860 CE Confident
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Duration [1804 CE ➜ 1904 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Succeeding Entity British Empire Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Preceding Entity
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continuity; Hausa Kingdoms [continuity]    Update here
Confident
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Degree of Centralization loose Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Language Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Linguistic Family Chadic Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Linguistic Family Semitic Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Language Sokoto Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Language Hausa Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Religion Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Religion Family Sunni Islam Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [100,000 to 120,000] people Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Polity Territory 648,000 km2 Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Polity Population 10,000,000 people Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Settlement Hierarchy 5 Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Religious Level 4 Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Military Level 4 Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Administrative Level [6 to 12] Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Professions Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Professional Soldier Absent Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Professional Military Officer Absent Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Merit Promotion Present Inferred Disputed 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Merit Promotion Absent Inferred Disputed 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Law Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Judge Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
Specialized Buildings: polity owned Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Market Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Absent Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Road Absent Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Information / Writing System Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Written Record Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Script Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Information / Money Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Token Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Article Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Store Of Wealth Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Information / Postal System Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Courier Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Information / Measurement System Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Weight Measurement System Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Inferred 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Military use of Metals Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Projectiles Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Handheld weapons Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Animals used in warfare Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Armor Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Naval technology Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1804 CE  1904 CE
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Human Sacrifice Sokoto Caliphate (ni_sokoto_cal)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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