# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/muhammadu-bello
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:28:20.346Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/muhammadu-bello"
name: "Muhammadu Bello"
slug: "muhammadu-bello"
description: "Muhammadu Bello was the second Caliph of Sokoto and reigned from 1817 until 1837. He was also an active writer of history, poetry, and Islamic studies. He was the son and primary aide to Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate and the first caliph. During his reign, he encouraged the spread of Islam throughout the region, increasing education for both men and women, and the establishment of Islamic courts. He died on October 25, 1837, and was succeeded by his brother Abu Bakr Atiku and then his son, Aliyu Babba."
tagline: "Sultan of Sokoto"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muhammadu_Bello_02.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1781"
deathDate: "1837"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.46
  momentum:             8.084471351626448
  historical:           12.98502933333333
  currentAttention:     36.1842105263158
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "穆罕默德·贝洛"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "محمد بيلو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Muhammad Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Bello"
    title: "Mohammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadu_Bello"
    title: "Muhammadu Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
    title: "Muhammed Bello"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%BE"
    title: "Мухаммаду Белло"
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  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Bello"
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  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%BE"
    title: "Мухаммад Белло"
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  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88"
    title: "محمد بیلو"
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    title: "Muhammed Bello"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump