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Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins

The Kanem Empire originated in the 9th century AD to the northeast of Lake Chad, located on the trans-Saharan trade routes that linked sub-Saharan Africa with the Middle East. It was formed from a confederation of nomadic peoples who spoke languages of the Teda–Daza (Toubou) group. One theory, based on early Arabic sources, suggests that the dominance of the Zaghawa people bound the confederation together. But local oral traditions omit the Zaghawa and refer instead to a legendary Arab, Sayf ben Dhi Yazan - believed by some to have been a ...

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Kanem-Bornu Empire, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Mai Dunama Dabbalemi, Kanem-Bornu Empire - From Kanem to Bornu, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Decline and fall

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Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Kanem-Bornu Empire - From Kanem to Bornu

By the end of the 14th century, internal struggles and external attacks had torn Kanem apart. Between 1376 and 1400, six mais reigned, but Bulala invaders (from the area around Lake Fitri to the east) killed five of them. This proliferation of mais resulted in numerous claimants to the throne and led to a series of internecine wars. Finally, around 1396 the Bulala forced Mai Umar Idrismi to abandon Njimi and move the Kanembu people to Bornu on the western edge of Lake Chad. Over time, the intermarriage of the Kanembu and Bo ...

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Kanem-Bornu Empire, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Mai Dunama Dabbalemi, Kanem-Bornu Empire - From Kanem to Bornu, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Decline and fall

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Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Kanem-Bornu Empire - Decline and fall

The administrative reforms and military brilliance of Aluma sustained the empire until the mid-1600s, when its power began to fade. By the late 1700s, Bornu rule extended only westward, into the land of the Hausa. Around that time, Fulani people, invading from the west, were able to make major inroads into Bornu. By the early 19th century, Kanem-Bornu was clearly an empire in decline, and in 1808 Fulani warriors conquered Ngazargamu. Usman dan Fodio led the Fulani thrust and proclaimed a jihad (holy war) on the irreligious Muslims of the are ...

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Kanem-Bornu Empire, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Mai Dunama Dabbalemi, Kanem-Bornu Empire - From Kanem to Bornu, Kanem-Bornu Empire - Decline and fall

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Kanem-Bornu Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Kanem-Bornu Empire - Mai Dunama Dabbalemi

Kanem's expansion peaked during the long and energetic reign of Mai Dunama Dabbalemi (ca. 1221–1259), also of the Sayfawa dynasty. Dabbalemi initiated diplomatic exchanges with sultans in North Africa and apparently arranged for the establishment of a special hostel in Cairo to facilitate pilgrimages to Mecca. During his reign, he declared jihad against the surrounding tribes and initiated an extended period of conquest. After consolidating their territory around Lake Chad the Fezzan region (in present-day Libya) fell under K ...

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