Ibrahim II (Ibrāhīm bin ʿUthmān) was the ''

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'' of the

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 ...

in 1433–1440, ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict.

Life

Later Kanem–Bornu chronicles designate Ibrahim II as a son of Othman, though it is unclear if

Othman I Othman I (ʿUthmān bin Dāwūd) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1363–1366. Life Othman was the son of Dawud, who he succeeded as ''mai'' in 1363. Othman's father had faced an invasion by the Bilala people, which saw the loss ...

Othman II Othman II (ʿUthmān bin Idrīs) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1366–1368. Life Othman was the son of Idris I and Famafa. He succeeded his cousin, Othman I, as ''mai'' in 1366, after Othman I's death in the war against the ...

, or

Othman III Kalinumuwa Othman III Kalinumuwa (ʿUthmān Kalinumuwa bin Dāwūd), also spelled Kalinumawa, was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1422–1423, ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict. Life Othman Kalinumuwa ...

is meant. The German researcher Dierk Lange believes Ibrahim to have been a son of Othman III Kalinumuwa. The chronology of Ibrahim II's reign is confused in the sources. The ''

girgam The ''Girgam'' (or ''Diwan'') is the royal chronicle of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, written in Arabic. Girgam is also used as the name for written historical records in some kingdoms west of Bornu, including Daura, Fika and Mandara, defined as "c ...

'' and ''diwan'' (later Kanem–Bornu sources) attribute Ibrahim a reign of eight years and designates him as the successor of

Abdullah III Dakumuni Abdullah III (ʿAbdallāh bin ʿUmar), called Abdullah Dakumuni, was the ''mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1425–1433, ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict. Life Abdullah was a son of Omar I. Abdull ...

and predecessor of

Kade III Kade III (Kade bin ʿUthmān) was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1440–1444, ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict. Life Later Kanem–Bornu chronicles designate Kade as a son of Othman, thou ...

. Abdullah Dakumuni is, however, also recorded to have been engaged in a civil war with his ''kaigama'' (chief general) Abdullah Dighelma, who dethroned him and replaced him with Ibrahim II. When Ibrahim died, Abdullah Dighelma supposedly made Abdullah Dakumuni ''mai'' again. Ibrahim is contradictorily also recorded to have been murdered by (his successor) Kade III, who may have been his brother. Ibrahim did not keep a regular court and rarely, if at all, showed himself to the public. This inspired discontent among the people, which reportedly led to his murder by Kade.

References

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