…(1880–1901) of his son, Emir Ibrahim Nagwamatse, sarkin sudan, Kontagora again became notorious for slave raids that severely depopulated the region and left numerous walled towns in ruins, many of which are still visible (despite a 1949–57 government-sponsored resettlement program). Ibrahim’s capture of the Zarian town of Birnin Gwari (98…
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