Abdullah III Dakumuni
| Abdullah III Dakumuni | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1425–1433 |
| Predecessor | Dunama IV |
| Successor | Ibrahim II |
| Issue | Omar II |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Omar I |
Abdullah III (ʿAbdallāh bin ʿUmar[1]), called Abdullah Dakumuni,[2][3] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1425–1433,[1] ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict.
Life
[edit]Abdullah was a son of Omar I.[4] Abdullah became mai in 1425,[1] succeeding his brother Dunama IV.[4]
The girgam and diwan (later Kanem–Bornu sources) attribute Abdullah Dakumuni a reign of eight years and designates Ibrahim II as his successor.[1][2] The chronology of their respective reigns appears to be confused.[2] Abdullah Dakumuni is also recorded to have been engaged in a civil war with his kaigama (chief general) Abdullah Dighelma, who is said to have dethroned Abdullah Dakumuni and made Ibrahim mai. When Ibrahim died, Abdullah Dighelma is said to have made Abdullah Dakumuni mai again.[2] Ibrahim II is also recorded to have been murdered by Kade III, otherwise recorded as his successor.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c d e Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 641–643.
- ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independent States and Rulers Past and Present. McFarland & Company. p. 35.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 81.
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