International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 10 4 2021 10 14 Brief citation on the creation of Gwadabawa metropolit an District/ semi-emirate by Muhammadu Maiturare Marafa: the protectorate of the Sokoto Caliphate 20 25 EN Chandio Abdul Rahim 1 Department of Public Administration, University of Sindh, Pakistan Rahaman Samsur 1 Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University, India Sharma Yogita 2 Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University, India Bhat Lubna 1 Department of Home Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Khan Nilofar 2 Department of Home Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Vaida Nahid 3 Department of Home Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Hassan Iffat 4 Government Medical College, Srinagar, India Banday M. Tariq 5 Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Technology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India Sarkingobir Yusuf 1 Department of Biology Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Nigeria > Review Paper 2021 3 17 2021 10 14 There is quest to immaculate and preserve the history for the upcoming generations to take heed. More especially, the history of Sokoto Caliphate and stakeholders therein. In the course of development of Sokoto Calipahte, among the famous stakeholders was the Maiturare Marafa Gwadabawa, and his popular ribat dubbed as Gwadabawa, but their historical account is very scarce. The objective of this paper was to briefly lay an account on the creation of Gwadabawa ribat, a semiemirate of the Caliphate. A search of related literatures and oral traditions was carried out to gather data. This paper describes in brief, Sarkin Musulmi Maiturare Marafa, the Gwadabawa semierate/metropolitan, district carved out from Gwadabawa and relations. Maiturare Marafa Gwadabawa was born at Chimmola in the house of Sarkin Musulmi Amadu. He was raised there and took the charge of the region after his father Amadu became Caliph. He left Chimmola and created Asara town. A few miles away from Chimmola and Asara there exists a place called Gwadabawa, the centre of Maiturare's district. After establishing Gwadabawa town, he moved further and established several main towns and minor villages at Tangaza region (in the land of Gurdam), and Gada to cover the most vast land in whole of Sokoto. This land created by Maiturare had now became Gwadabawa, Illela, Tangaza, Gada, and Gudu local government, envisages by many districts. Maiturare remained the only powerful emancipator and colonizer of the Northern Sokoto from Rima to Konni for over 35 years using his ardent teams of Azbinawa, Adarawa, Hausawa, and relations. His turbanning after successfull clearing of the region might had happened circa 1881. He had also assisted all the Caliphs of his time as Marafa. Certainly, he had achieved the target of making Gwadabawa a protectorate of the Caliphate solving hunger, insecurity, settlements and related issues. Gwadabawa was the largest district since its creation in the Sokoto region, and contributed hugely in protecting the Caliphate and it is still relevant in government, and admisnistration of Sokoto Sultanate. People who occupy Gwadabawa throne as Sarkingobir are heirs to the Sultanate. Copyright@ International Science Community Association