Ali II Zainami
| Ali II Zainami | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1544–1546 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad VI Aminami |
| Successor | Dunama VI Muhammad |
| Spouse | Amsa Aliram |
| Issue | Aissa Koli Idris III Alooma |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Idris II Katagarmabe |
| Mother | Zainab |
Ali II (ʿAlī bin Idrīs[1]), called Ali Zainami,[2] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1544–1546.[1]
Life
[edit]Ali was the son of Idris II Katagarmabe and Zainab.[3] He succceeded his brother Muhammad VI Aminami[3] as mai in 1544.[1] Ali was remembered as a just ruler, who kept the Bilala people in Kanem in check.[4] According to the German explorer Heinrich Barth, who visited Bornu in the mid-19th century, Ali's reign was "too short to be of any real importance".[4]
Ali was succeeded as mai by his nephew[3] Dunama VI Muhammad in 1546.[1] Ali had at least one consort, Amsa Aliram, and his children Aissa Koli and Idris III Alooma would eventually become mai.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ 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 c d Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 81–82.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 649.
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