Dawud of Kanem
| Dawud | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1353–1363 |
| Predecessor | Idris I |
| Successor | Othman I |
| Issue | Othman I Abubakar Liyatu Othman III Kalinumuwa Ibrahim |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Ibrahim I Nikale |
| Mother | Fatima |
Dawud (Dāwūd bin Ibrāhīm Nikale[1]), sometimes called Dawud Nikalemi,[2] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1353–1363.[1]
Life
[edit]Dawud was the son of Ibrahim I Nikale and Fatima.[3] He succeeded his half-brother Idris I as mai[3] in 1353.[1] Dawud became mai over the many sons of Idris.[3][4] Dawud's reign saw the beginning of a destructive conflict with the Bilala people, who had established a powerful principality around Lake Fitri.[5] The rulers of the Bilala claimed some relation to the Sayfawa dynasty, and were perhaps descendants of Dunama II Dabbalemi.[5] Dawud's power was weakened in a civil war with the sons of Idris I,[4] which later enabled the Bilala to defeat his army and for the first time temporarily capture the Kanem–Bornu capital, Njimi.[5]
Dawud was killed by the Bilala[5] in 1363.[1] He was succeeded as mai by his son Othman I.[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. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ Brenner, Louis (1973). The Shehus of Kukawa: a history of the Al-Kanemi dynasty of Bornu. Clarendon Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-821681-0.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 80–81.
- ^ a b Africa, International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of (1984-12-31). General History of Africa: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. p. 263. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0.
- ^ 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. p. 640.
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