El-Kanemi dynasty
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The El-Kanemi dynasty was a ruling family that rose to power in the central Sudanic region, succeeding the Sayfawa dynasty and leading the Borno state through the 19th century amid Islamic reform and regional political change.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African royal house
ⓘ
Borno ruling family ⓘ Muslim dynasty ⓘ ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Lake Chad region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Niger borderlands ⓘ present-day northeastern Nigeria ⓘ present-day western Chad ⓘ |
| capital |
Kukawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maiduguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Bagirmi Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Borno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1900s
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic correspondence with Sokoto Caliphate
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shehu Garbai NERFINISHED ⓘ Shehu Kyari NERFINISHED ⓘ Shehu Sanda Kyarimi NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamic reformism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic reform and state reorganization in Borno
ⓘ
transition from Sayfawa to new Kanuri leadership ⓘ |
| language | Kanuri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | continuing traditional Shehu of Borno institution in Nigeria ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | Islamic scholarship of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
overthrow of the last Sayfawa mai of Borno
ⓘ
relocation of the Borno capital to Kukawa ⓘ resistance to Fulani jihad expansion from Sokoto ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Islamic monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sayfawa dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Sudanic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replaced | Sayfawa rulers of Borno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled |
Borno Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bornu Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanem–Bornu successor state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1814
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
British colonial influence in the early 20th century
ⓘ
German colonial pressure in the Lake Chad region ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Shehu of Borno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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