Mai

E208971

monarchical title royal title

Mai is the traditional royal title used for rulers in Kanuri society, historically associated with the kings of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in the Lake Chad region.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Mai canonical	7

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monarchical title ⓘ royal title ⓘ
associatedWith	Kanem Empire ⓘ surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
associatedWithReligion	Islam ⓘ
culturalContext	Kanuri people ⓘ
exercisesAuthorityOver	Lake Chad basin ⓘ
geographicAssociation	present-day Cameroon ⓘ Chad ⓘ surface form: present-day Chad present-day Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ surface form: present-day Nigeria
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
governs	Kanem Empire ⓘ surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
hasDomain	Lake Chad basin ⓘ surface form: Lake Chad region
hasRole	military leadership ⓘ political leadership ⓘ religious authority ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	Islamic-influenced royal titulature ⓘ
historicalContinuity	spanned Kanem and Bornu phases of the empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod	medieval era ⓘ
historicalRegion	Sahel ⓘ surface form: Central Sahel Central Sudan ⓘ surface form: Central Sudan (historical region)
languageContext	Kanuri ⓘ surface form: Kanuri language
linkedToDynasty	Sayfawa dynasty ⓘ
partOf	Sahelian royal titles ⓘ
partOfTradition	Kanuri royal institutions ⓘ
politicalSystem	centralized kingdom ⓘ
precolonialInstitution	true ⓘ
recognizedAs	supreme ruler in Kanuri hierarchy ⓘ
seatOfPower	Ngazargamu ⓘ Njimi ⓘ
similarTo	King (European monarchic title) ⓘ Sultan (Islamic ruler title) ⓘ
successionType	hereditary monarchy ⓘ
symbolOf	Kanem-Bornu statehood ⓘ Kanuri sovereignty ⓘ
titleFor	king ⓘ sovereign ⓘ
usedBy	rulers of Kanuri society ⓘ
usedByPolity	Bornu Empire ⓘ Kanem Empire ⓘ Kanem Empire ⓘ surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
usedFor	rulers of the Kanem-Bornu Empire ⓘ
usedIn	Kanuri society ⓘ Lake Chad basin ⓘ surface form: Lake Chad region
usedUntil	19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanuri → traditionalTitleOfRuler → Mai ⓘ

Bornu Empire → rulingTitle → Mai ⓘ

Mata → relatedTerm → Mai ⓘ

Kanem Empire → titleOfRuler → Mai ⓘ

Bornu → titleOfRuler → Mai ⓘ

Sayfawa dynasty → titleOfRuler → Mai ⓘ

Mai Ali Gaji → title → Mai ⓘ