Question: what is the correct chronological order of west african kingdoms

title: History of West Africa
text: In the city of Gobir , Usman dan Fodio ( 1754 -- 1817 ) accused the Hausa leadership of practising an impure version of Islam and of being morally corrupt . In 1804 , he launched the Fulani War as a jihad among a population that was restless about high taxes and discontented with its leaders . Jihad fever swept northern Nigeria , with strong support among both the Fulani and the Hausa . Usman created an empire that included parts of northern Nigeria , Benin , and Cameroon , with Sokoto as its capital . He retired to teach and write and handed the empire to his son Muhammed Bello . The Sokoto Caliphate lasted until 1903 when the British conquered northern Nigeria . Forest