Degel

{{short description|Nigerian town}}

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Degel is a town in northern Nigeria.

Once a part of the Hausa city-state of Gobir, Degel is particularly noted for being the home of Fulani Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio from 1774 to 1804. Dan Fodio built a large following in the area until, fearing his growing power, Yunfa of Gobir ordered him and his followers into exile, triggering the Jihad of Usman dan Fodio.{{cite journal|author1=Hamza Muhammad Maishanu|author2=Isa Muhammad Maishanu|title=The Jihad and the Formation of the Sokoto Caliphate|journal=Islamic Studies|year=1999|volume=38|issue=1|pages=119–131|url=http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/gsdl/collect/islamics/import/v38i16.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102042332/http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/gsdl/collect/islamics/import/v38i16.pdf|archive-date=January 2, 2018|jstor=20837029}}{{cite journal|last=Chafe|first=Kabiru Sulaiman|title=Challenges to the Hegemony of the Sokoto Caliphate: A Preliminary Examination|journal=Paideuma|year=1994|volume=40|pages=99–109}}

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