Sa'id of Bornu
| Saʽid | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1387–1388 |
| Predecessor | Omar I |
| Successor | Muhammad II |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Idris I (?) |
Saʽid (Saʽīd bin Idrīs[1]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1387–1388,[1] ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict.
Life
[edit]Saʽid succeeded Omar I as mai in 1388.[1] Nearly all sources agree that Saʽid was a son of mai Idris I, and thus a brother of Omar.[2] Heinrich Barth, on unclear grounds, however designated Saʽid as a usurper[2] and stated that his parentage was unknown.[3] Dierk Lange, likewise on unclear grounds, designated Saʽid as a son of Idris's brother Dawud.[4]
The century following the reign of Omar, which had seen the loss of the imperial heartland of Kanem to the Bilala and the re-centering of the empire in Bornu, was a chaotic time of internal and external conflict.[2][3] The empire did not even have a formal capital, with the court of the mai constantly moving from one site to another.[5] Saʽid ruled very briefly, as the Bilala launched an invasion into Bornu as well. Saʽid was killed by the invaders near a site called Dekakiya.[3] Saʽid was succeeded as mai by Muhammad II,[1][2] another son of Idris I.[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 d e Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 81–82.
- ^ a b c Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 641–643.
- ^ Lange, Dierk (1984). "The kingdoms and peoples of Chad". In Niane, Djibril Tamsir (ed.). General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. University of California. p. 261. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0.
- ^ Magnavita, Carlos; Adebayo, Olusegun; Höhn, Alexa; Ishaya, Daniel; Kahlheber, Stefanie; Linseele, Veerle; Ogunseyin, Sunday (2009). "Garu Kime: A Late Borno Fired-Brick Site at Monguno, NE Nigeria". The African Archaeological Review. 26 (3): 223. ISSN 0263-0338.
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