Kanem Empire

E227595

The Kanem Empire was a powerful medieval African kingdom centered around Lake Chad that flourished as a hub of trans-Saharan trade and Islamic scholarship from roughly the 9th to the 14th century.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Kanem Empire canonical 9
Kanem-Bornu Empire 9
Kanem–Bornu Empire 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical empire
medieval African state
capital Manan
Njimi
continent Africa
coreArea Lake Chad basin
surface form: Lake Chad region
economy trans-Saharan trade
endTime 14th century
ethnicGroup Kanembu
Tubu
floruit 10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
9th century
followedBy Kanem Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
governmentType monarchy
hasLegacy formation of Kanem–Bornu political tradition
knownFor Islamic scholarship
military cavalry
language Kanembu language
neighbor Bornu
Fezzan
Hausa city-states
surface form: Hausa states

Wadai
notableRuler Mai Dunama Dabbalemi
Mai Hummay
partOf Sahelian kingdoms
presentLocation Cameroon
Chad
Libya
Niger
Nigeria
region Central Africa
religion Islam
religiousAffiliation Sunni Islam
rulingDynasty Sayfawa dynasty
significantEvent adoption of Islam by the ruling dynasty
expansion into Bornu region
sourceOfHistory Arabic chronicles
Girgam (royal chronicle)
startTime c. 700
titleOfRuler Mai
tradeGood horses
salt
slaves
textiles
tradeRoute trans-Saharan caravan routes

Referenced by (28)

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

Kanuri historicalState Kanem Empire
Bornu Empire successorStateTo Kanem Empire
Bornu Empire precededBy Kanem Empire
Kanuri people historicalRegion Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem
Kanuri people historicalState Kanem Empire
Kanuri people historicalState Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Kanem Empire followedBy Kanem Empire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
Trans-Saharan trade routes enabledRiseOf Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Bornu coreTerritoryOf Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Bornu historicalRegionOf Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Bornu successorTo Kanem Empire
Bornu politicalCenterShiftedFrom Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem
Mai associatedWith Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Mai usedByPolity Kanem Empire
Mai usedByPolity Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Mai governs Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Shehu of Borno associatedWith Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
Kotoko historicalInfluence Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
West Africans hasHistoricalEmpire Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
Sayfawa dynasty country Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Sayfawa dynasty ruledEntity Kanem Empire
Sayfawa dynasty ruledEntity Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Mai Ali Gaji successorStateContext Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu polity
Mai Ali Gaji predecessorContext Kanem Empire
Central Sudan historicallyIncluded Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu
Borno Emirate historicalPrecursor Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem-Borno Empire
Gorane people region Kanem Empire
this entity surface form: Kanem