Abubakar Liyatu
| Abubakar Liyatu | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1368–1369 |
| Predecessor | Othman II |
| Successor | Dunama III |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Dawud |
Abubakar Liyatu (Abū Bakr bin Dāwūd[1]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1368–1369.[1]
Life
[edit]Abubakar was a son of Dawud (r. 1353–1363)[2] and succeeded his cousin, Othman II,[2] as mai in 1368,[1] after Othman II's death in the war against the Bilala people.[3] Abubakar was also killed by the Bilala after mere months on the throne.[3] Abubakar was succeeded as mai by his nephew, Dunama III.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 81.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 640.
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