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Question
Uthman Dan Fodio was ethnically connected to the:
Correct Answer
Option A is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Uthman Dan Fodio was a prominent Islamic scholar, reformer, and the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate. He was of Fulani ethnicity, which was crucial to the social and political dynamics of the 19th-century Fulani Jihad in Northern Nigeria.
Hint
His name is strongly associated with a specific nomadic pastoralist ethnic group that played a dominant role in the 19th-century jihads of West Africa.