▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁over wh elm ▁k ano . ▁Ali y u ' s ▁defense ▁of ▁K ano ▁using ▁Ex pl os ives , ▁S ango ▁Mus k ets ▁and ▁other ▁Ott oman ▁weapon ry ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁titles ▁Mai ▁S ango ▁and ▁Z aki . ▁His ▁batt les ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁elev ated ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁K ano ' s ▁other ▁war rior ▁Kings ▁and ▁Em irs . ▁The ▁ball ad ▁of ▁Ali ▁Z aki ; ▁W ak ar ▁Ali ▁Z aki , ▁celebr ating ▁his ▁esc ap ades ▁from ▁T yg ian ▁K ano , ▁imm ort al ized ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁cour ti ers ▁like ▁the ▁V az ier - ▁A hm adu ; ▁Gal ad ima - M ah m ud , ▁Mad aki ▁K w air anga , ▁Al k ali - S ule man , ▁Mak ama - H am za ▁and ▁S ark in - B ai - ▁Abd uss al am . ▁Also ▁during ▁these ▁campaign s , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁fort ify ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ate ; ▁Ali y u ▁initi ated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Rib at ▁- ▁Fort ▁construction ▁projects . ▁Sum ail a , ▁B unk ure , ▁Ge za wa ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁stock ades ▁were ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Rib ats . ▁These ▁wars ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁se ize ▁until ▁the ▁French ▁con quest s ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁inc urs ions ▁by ▁R