Selema of Kanem
| Selema | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1322–1326 |
| Predecessor | Abdullah II |
| Successor | Kuri I Gana |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Abdullah II |
| Mother | Kime |
Selema[1] or Salmama[2] (Selema bin ʿAbdallāh[1]), sometimes enumerated as Selema II[a] or Selema III,[b] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1322–1326.[1]
Life
[edit]Selema was the son of Abdullah II and Kime.[3] He succeeded his father as mai in 1322.[1] Selema's reign was turbulent as the empire came under attack from the Sao groups of southern Lake Chad.[4] Selema's predecessors had greatly reduced the Sao, but had not succeeded in wiping them out or fully occupying their territory. The Sao rose against the Kanem–Bornu Empire in Selema's time and were apparently a great threat.[5] Later tradition attributed the initial success of the Sao to a curse placed upon Selema's father by an "afflicted mother".[5]
In 1326,[1] Selema was killed in battle[4] against the Sao.[5] He was succeeded as mai by his brother Kuri I Gana.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Counting Abd al-Jalil II of Kanem, sometimes called Selema.
- ^ Counting both Abd al-Jalil I of Kanem and Abd al-Jalil II of Kanem, both sometimes called Selema.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ 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. 263. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0.
- ^ Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 80.
- ^ a b Niane, Djibril Tamsir, ed. (1984). General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. University of California. p. 263. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ 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. 638–639.
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