Bir I Othman
| Bir I Othman | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1150/1151–1174/1176 |
| Predecessor | Dunama I Umemi |
| Successor | Abdullah I Bikur |
| Spouse | Zainab |
| Issue | Abdullah I Bikur |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Dunama I Umemi |
| Mother | Fasama |
Bir I Othman (ʿUthmān Biri bin Dunama[1]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1150/1151–1174/1176.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Bir was the son of Dunama I Umemi and Fasama.[3] He succeeded his father as mai in 1150/1151,[1][2] after Dunama was killed in Egypt.[4] In his early reign, Bir was under the influence of his mother Fasama, whose power was apparently so great that she at one point had him imprisoned.[4] He was remembered in later chronicles as a very learned man.[4]
Bir's consort was named Zainab[3] and was of Toubou origin.[4] They had at least one son together, Abdullah I Bikur,[3] who succeeded Bir as mai in 1174/1176.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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 Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independent States and Rulers Past and Present. McFarland & Company. p. 146.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 80.
- ^ a b c d Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 635–636.
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