page_title: Sokoto Sultanate Council
hierarchical_section_title: Sokoto Sultanate Council
caption_attribution_description: The entrance to the Sultan's palace, Sokoto, Nigeria Photo taken in August 2006 by Jens Buurgaard Nielsen,
context_page_description: The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the Council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the caliphate.
  The Sultan of Sokoto serves as the supreme spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria and the grand Sheik of the Qadiriyya sufi order in that country. In 2006, Sa'adu Abubakar was crowned the Sultan of Sokoto.
context_section_description: The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the Council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the caliphate. 
  The Sultan of Sokoto serves as the supreme spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria and the grand Sheik of the Qadiriyya sufi order in that country. In 2006, Sa'adu Abubakar was crowned the Sultan of Sokoto.
caption: Sokoto
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