o ▁She hu ▁also ▁cont enders ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁conced e ▁when ▁at ▁his ▁death ▁bed ; ▁Y us uf ▁was ▁informed ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁C ali ph ▁of ▁S ok oto ▁Abd ur rah man ▁D any en ▁K ask o ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁Army ▁on ▁a ▁pun itive ▁expedition ▁against ▁the ▁Y us uf awa , ▁with ▁Ali y u ' s ▁mother ▁being ▁a ▁sister ▁to ▁the ▁C ali ph ; ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Ali y u ▁would ▁pres umably ▁pac ify ▁S ok oto . ▁ ▁Em ir ▁of ▁K ano ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Ali y u ▁Success fully ▁led ▁the ▁Y us uf awa ▁in ▁conqu ering ▁the ▁fort ▁of ▁K ano ; ▁Month s ▁later ▁Moh ammed ▁T uk ur ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁at ▁G uri ▁bringing ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Bas asa . The ▁peace ▁was ▁however ▁short . ▁After ▁the ▁read mission ▁of ▁K ano ▁into ▁the ▁S ok oto ▁C ali ph ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁a ▁re inv ig or ated ▁Bor no ▁sens ing ▁tur mo il ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁C ali ph ate ▁launched ▁a ▁d aring ▁campaign ▁on ▁K ano ▁on ▁three ▁front s . ▁The ▁Sultan ate ▁of ▁Dam ag aram - ▁a ▁v ass al ▁state ▁of ▁bor no , ▁Mar adi ▁and ▁N ing i ▁opened ▁simultane ous ▁front s ▁in