Nana Asmaʼu
Nigerian princess and poet
- Lived
- 1793–1864
- Country
- Sokoto Caliphate
Updated September 2026
About Nana Asmaʼu
Nana Asmaʾu was a Fula princess, poet, teacher, public intellectual, political actor and scholarly authority and a daughter of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman dan Fodio. She remains a revered figure in northern Nigeria.
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