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Dunama III
Dunama III (Dunama bin Ibrāhīm) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1369–1376. Life Dunama was the son of Ibrahim, a son of Dawud. Dunama succeeded his uncle Abubakar Liyatu Abubakar Liyatu (Abū Bakr bin Dāwūd) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1368–1369. Life Abubakar was a son of Dawud (r. 1353–1363) and succeeded his cousin, Othman II, as ''mai'' in 1368, after Othman II's death in the war a ... as ''mai'' in 1369. Dunama appears to be only vaguely remembered as a ruler. His name is omitted in several sources. He is sometimes replaced or accompanied with a second figure, ''Idrīs bin Dāwūd'' (Idris, son of Dawud), who is assigned the same regnal years. Cohen (1966) considers it possible that neither Dunama nor Idris actually ruled as ''mai''s, that one reigned for a short period of time, or that they are two names for the same person. Dunama was succeeded as ''mai'' by Omar I, his first cousin once removed. References Rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mais Of Kanem–Bornu
The ''mai'' (sometimes translated as king or emperor) was the monarch of the Kanem–Bornu Empire from its foundation 700 until the ''mai''s were replaced as rulers by the List of shehus of Bornu, ''shehu''s in the mid-19th century. The line of ''mai''s is largely reconstructed through the ''girgam'', the empire's royal chronicle. The ''girgam'' was preserved through oral tradition before transcriptions by European scholars in the mid-19th century. The ''girgam'' is not entirely reliable since it was preserved orally and contains some contradictions between different versions. There is however a large degree of agreement across different versions of the ''girgam'' as to the names of rulers and the lengths of their reigns. Because the slightly different versions of the ''girgam'' and a lack of precise dates, names and lengths of reign assigned to the ''mai''s may differ in different sources. For the sake of comparison, this list includes dates from different authors for each ruler. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanem–Bornu Empire
The Kanem–Bornu Empire was an empire based around Lake Chad that once ruled areas which are now part of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, and Chad. The empire was sustained by the prosperous trans-Saharan trade and was one of the oldest and longest-lived List of kingdoms and empires in African history, empires in African history. The foundation and early history of the Kanem–Bornu Empire is poorly known. The state is typically dated to have been founded around the year 700, though it may have been established centuries earlier or later. The ruling Duguwa dynasty ruled from their capital Njimi in the Kanem (region), Kanem region and used the ruling title ''List of mais of Kanem–Bornu, mai''. By the 11th century, the Duguwa had been replaced by the Sayfawa dynasty and the empire had converted to Islam. Economic factors and conflict with the Bilala people caused the empire to lose Kanem in the 14th century. ''Mai'' Omar I of Kanem, Omar I re-centered the empire i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abubakar Liyatu
Abubakar Liyatu (Abū Bakr bin Dāwūd) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1368–1369. Life Abubakar was a son of Dawud (r. 1353–1363) and succeeded his cousin, Othman II, as ''mai'' in 1368, after Othman II's death in the war against the Bilala people The Bulala are a Muslim people that live around Lake Fitri who are of Maguemi (also known as Maguia) origin and the Bulala of Nguedjem fraction shares the same ancestor with the Toubou (Goran) of Kara (also known by the Arabic pronunciation, Kre .... Abubakar was also killed by the Bilala after mere months on the throne. Abubakar was succeeded as ''mai'' by his nephew, Dunama III. References Rulers of the Kanem Empire 14th-century monarchs in Africa {{Africa-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar I Of Kanem
Omar I (ʿUmar bin Idrīs), sometimes called Omar Idrismi, was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1376–1387. Omar transferred the seat of the empire away from Kanem (east of Lake Chad) due to conflict with the Bilala people, and settled in the region of Bornu (west of Lake Chad), a move some scholars consider to mark the transition from the earlier ''Kanem Empire'' to the later ''Bornu Empire''. Life Omar was a son of Idris I (r. 1329–1353). Omar succeeded Dunama III, his first cousin once removed, as ''mai'' in 1376. By the end of the 14th century, internal struggles and external attacks had torn Kanem apart. Since the death of Abdullah II in 1322, ten ''mai''s had reigned in a period of 54 years. Most of them had been killed in conflict with the empire's enemies, first in wars against the Sao people south of Lake Chad and then in wars against the Bilala people, who were invading the empire from the east. This proliferation of ''mai''s resulted in numerous claimant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawud Of Kanem
Dawud (Dāwūd bin Ibrāhīm Nikale), sometimes called Dawud Nikalemi, was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1353–1363. Life Dawud was the son of Ibrahim I Nikale and Fatima. He succeeded his half-brother Idris I as ''mai'' in 1353. Dawud became ''mai'' over the many sons of Idris.'''' Dawud's reign saw the beginning of a destructive conflict with the Bilala people, who had established a powerful principality around Lake Fitri Lake Fitri is a shallow freshwater lake in central Chad, located in the Sahel region about 300 km east of N’Djamena. It has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Geography The normal size of t .... The rulers of the Bilala claimed some relation to the Sayfawa dynasty, and were perhaps descendants of Dunama II Dabbalemi. Dawud's power was weakened in a civil war with the sons of Idris I, which later enabled the Bilala to defeat his army and for the first time temporarily capture the Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rulers Of The Kanem Empire
A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale, line gauge, or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. Usually, the instrument is rigid and the edge itself is a straightedge ("ruled straightedge"), which additionally allows one to draw straighter lines. Rulers are an important tool in geometry, geography and mathematics. They have been used since at least 2650 BC. Variants Rulers have long been made from different materials and in multiple sizes. Historically, they were mainly wood but plastics have also been used. They can be created with length markings instead of being scribed. Metal is also used for more durable rulers for use in the workshop; sometimes a metal edge is embedded into a wooden desk ruler to preserve the edge when used for straight-line cutting. Typically in length, though some can go up to 100 cm, it is useful for a ruler to be on a des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
