'Abd ul Jalil (sometimes called Selma in older sources) was the last king in the
Duguwa dynasty
The Duguwa dynasty, or Dougouwa (700–1086), is the line of kings (''mai'') of the Kanem Empire prior to the rise of the Islamic Seyfawa dynasty in 1086.
According to the '' Girgam'', the Duguwa kings were the kings of Kanem whose dynastic name ...
of the
Kanem Empire.
His short rule lasted from approximately 1081 until 1085, when he was overthrown by
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
followers of
Hummay, the first Muslim king of the
Sefuwa dynasty
Sayfawa dynasty, Sefouwa, Sefawa, or Sefuwa dynasty is the name of the Muslim kings (or ''mai'', as they called themselves) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, centered first in Kanem in western Chad, and then, after 1380, in Borno (today north-eas ...
.
References
Rulers of the Kanem Empire
11th-century monarchs in Africa
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