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Ahmadu Rufai
Sultan of Sokoto, West Africa, 1867 to 1873 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahmadu Rufai (Arabic: أحمد رفاعي) was Sultan of Sokoto from 1867 to 1873. He succeeded Ahmad Bello who reigned for eleven months. Rufai's reign was distinguished for being peaceful.[1]
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