-declares decision to divide off new emirate from Adamawa

-results in Adamawa declaring its decision to leave

-its initial decision to declare loyalty to Ottoman caliph fails when Russia's Wars > Turkish War of Succession (1841-4) happens

-in turn this results in Atiku successfully conquering Adamawa after campaign

-organizes campaigns of centralization

-after Adamawa

-successfully conquers Ibadan in 1863

-difficult move but succeeds in part due to wars brought by Afro-Brazilians moving into the interior from Lagos and they're drawing a great many troups

-and dispute between Yoruba and Afro-Brazilian section causing civil war in Ibadan itself

-following successful campaigns in Ekiti

-most of Yorubaland thus successfully conquered

-when Heads of Massina > 1893-1902 Ahmadu al-Kano † conquers Mossi states Sokoto organizes for a war

-however it's not a whole lot beyond skirmishes because Massina already at end of supply chain

-continues to state-build and continues to conquer around the edges

-with Fredish-Massinan war, decides to establish railroads and educational institutions

-overthrown in popular uprising

-when military mutinies

-1946 constitution sees him formally removed from power and new Caliph with backseat

-he tries a coup to stop it with him foiled

-ends with declaration of a republic and establishment of non-hereditary non-executive caliphate