How was Sultan Yunfa connected to Usman dan Fodio before their conflict?

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Before their conflict, Sultan Yunfa was a student of Usman dan Fodio. During the period when Usman was teaching and preaching in Zamfara, he served as a tutor to the future sultan.1

Despite this prior teacher-student relationship, Yunfa did not improve the status of Usman’s community after succeeding his predecessor, Sultan Nafata, in 1802. The relationship eventually deteriorated into open conflict, leading to the jihad that resulted in the establishment of the Fulani empire.1