1. EAP387/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP387/1
- Title:
- Muhammad Bashir Abubakar Collection of Fulfulde Jihad Poetry [18 - 19th centuries]
- Scope & Content:
- This collection contains 242 poems. Some of the poets are known and include: Hassan Ahmadu Ganye; Usman dan Fodio; Naana Asmaa''u Fodio (daughter of Usman dan Fodio); Moodibo Raaji (who stayed with Usman dan Fodio in Sokkoto and migrated to Aadamaawa); Taanu Mo Iililel (student of Moodibo Raaji);...
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Languages:
- Fulah
- Date Range:
- 18th century-19th century
- Extent:
- 242 items with an average of 6 TIFF files, each item contains separate photographs of all the pages of the poem/manuscript encoded in the item number. The abbreviations and numbers of the poems are taken from the notes present in the collection, written by Bashir and Dr. Sannu, in addition page numbers have been added to identify which page of the manuscript is on the photo.
