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An old realm lying north of Lake Chad, on the edge of the desert.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Zaghawa | ? | c. 850 | Kanem | Kanem-Bornu | |
Duku | fl. c. 785 | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Saef | ? | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ibrahim I ibn Saef | ? | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Duku ibn Ibrahim | ? | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Funé ibn Duku | fl. c. 835 | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Aritso ibn Funé | fl. c. 893 | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Katuri ibn Aristo | fl. c. 942 | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ayouma ibn Katouri | fl. c. 961 | ? | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Bulu ibn Ayouma | 1019 | 1035 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Arki ibn Bulu | 1035 | 1078 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Shua ibn Arki | 1078 | 1082 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Selma I abd el Djalil ibn Shua | 1082 | 1086 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Humé | 1085 | 1097 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama I | 1098 | 1150 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abdallah I ibn Biri | 1150 | 1176 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Bikoru | 1176 | 1193 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abd al-Djel Selma | 1193 | 1210 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama II Dibbalemi | 1210 | 1224 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kade | 1224 | 1242 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kachim Biri | 1242 | 1262 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Djil | 1262 | 1262 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dari | 1262 | 1281 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ibrahim I Nikale | 1281 | 1301 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abdullah I | 1301 | 1320 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Selma | 1320 | 1323 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kure Gana | 1323 | 1325 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kure Kura | 1326 | 1327 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed I | 1327 | 1329 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Idris I | 1329 | 1353 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Daoud | 1353 | 1356 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Othman I | 1356 | 1369 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Othman II | 1369 | 1371 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abu Bakr Lagatu | 1371 | 1372 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Idris Dunama III | 1372 | 1380 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Omar I | 1380 | 1388 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Sa'id | 1388 | 1388 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kade Alunu | 1388 | 1389 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Capital Transferred to Bornu | 1389 | 1846 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Biri II | 1389 | 1421 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Othman Kalinuama | 1421 | 1422 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama IV | 1422 | 1424 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abdullah II | 1424 | 1432 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ibrahim II | 1432 | 1440 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Kadai | 1440 | 1446 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama V | 1446 | 1450 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed II | 1450 | 1451 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Amarma | 1451 | 1453 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed III | 1453 | 1458 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ghazi | 1458 | 1463 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Othman III | 1463 | 1473 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Omar II | 1473 | 1474 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed IV | 1474 | 1479 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ali Gazi | 1479 | 1507 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Idris II Katakarmabe | 1507 | 1529 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed V | 1529 | 1544 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ali I | 1544 | 1548 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama VI | 1548 | 1566 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abdullah III | 1566 | 1573 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Aissa Kili N'guirmamaramama | 1573 | 1580 | Female | Kanem-Bornu | |
Idris III Alaoma | 1580 | 1617 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed VI Bukalmarami | 1617 | 1632 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ibrahim III | 1632 | 1639 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Hadj Omar | 1639 | 1657 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ali II | 1657 | 1694 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Idris IV | 1694 | 1711 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama VII | 1711 | 1726 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Hadj Hamdan | 1726 | 1738 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed VII | 1738 | 1751 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama VIII Gana | 1751 | 1753 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ali III | 1753 | 1793 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ahmad | 1793 | 1808 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Dunama IX Lefiami | 1808 | 1811 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed VIII | 1811 | 1814 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Mohammed el Amin I | 1814 | 1835 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Omar | 1835 | 1853 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Abdul Rahman | 1853 | 1854 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Omar | r. 1854 | 1880 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Bukara Kura | 1880 | 1884 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Ibrahim | 1884 | 1885 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Hashimi | 1885 | 1893 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
To Great Britain | 1890 | 1893 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Muhammed el Amin II | 1893 | 1893 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Sanda Simanabe Wuduroma | 1893 | 1893 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Rabah the Conqueror | 1893 | 1900 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
Fad el Allah | 1900 | 1900 | al-Kanemi Dynasty | Kanem-Bornu | |
To France | 1900 | 1960 | Kanem-Bornu | ||
To Republic of Chad | 1960 | Present | Kanem-Bornu |
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