Usman Zaki

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Usman Zaki

emir of Bida

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Emir Usman Zaki proclaimed himself etsu Nupe in 1835; and, after defeating Umar Bahaushe, a rival Fulani emir, in the Nupe civil war (1847–56) at Bida, he named Bida to replace the emirate’s old capital at Raba (Rabba), 67 miles (110 km) west.
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Emir Usman Zaki proclaimed himself etsu Nupe in 1835; and, after defeating Umar Bahaushe, a rival Fulani emir, in the Nupe civil war (1847–56) at Bida, he named Bida to replace the emirate’s old capital at Raba (Rabba), 67 miles (110 km) west.
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