Bornu Empire

E60339
Islamic state West African state historical empire

The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Bornu Empire canonical 18
Kanem-Bornu Empire 6
Kanem 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state ⓘ
West African state ⓘ
historical empire ⓘ
bordered Sahara Desert ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ
surface form: Sahel zone
capital Ngazargamu ⓘ
centeredOn Lake Chad ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
dynasty Sayfawa dynasty ⓘ
endDate late 19th century ⓘ
engagedIn pilgrimage and diplomatic missions to North African states ⓘ
pilgrimage and diplomatic missions to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
ethnicBase Kanuri people ⓘ
followedBy Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: British colonial rule in Northern Nigeria

French colonial rule in Chad region ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate influence ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hadAdministrativeCenter Ngazargamu ⓘ
hadVassal various Hausa states (periodically) ⓘ
knownFor Islamic scholarship ⓘ
cavalry warfare ⓘ
military strength ⓘ
use of firearms in later period ⓘ
language Kanuri ⓘ
surface form: Kanuri language
legalSystem Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
militaryReformBy Idris Alooma ⓘ
notableRuler Mai Ali Gaji ⓘ
Mai Idris Alooma ⓘ
partOf Bornu Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
peakPeriod 16th century ⓘ
precededBy Kanem Empire ⓘ
reformBy Idris Alooma ⓘ
region Lake Chad basin ⓘ
surface form: Lake Chad region
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Sunni Islam ⓘ
rulingTitle Mai ⓘ
startDate c. 1380 ⓘ
successorStateTo Kanem Empire ⓘ
tradedCommodity copper ⓘ
horses ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
textiles ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Northern Nigeria → hasHistoricalEntity → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Sahel → historicalEmpire → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti → borderRegionOfChad → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem
Kanuri → historicalRegion → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem
Kanuri → associatedWith → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Kanuri → historicalState → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Bornu Empire → partOf → Bornu Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu Empire
Borno State → namedAfter → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Borno (Bornu) Empire
Borno State → historicalRegion → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem–Bornu region
Borno State → historicalPolity → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Murzuq → historicallyConnectedTo → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Islam in Lake Chad region → historicalCenter → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Islam in Lake Chad region → historicalCenter → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bornu Sultanate
Kukawa → governingCountryAtFoundation → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Ngazargamu → locatedIn → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Ngazargamu → capitalOf → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Ngazargamu → predecessorCapitalOf → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Kanuri people → historicallyAssociatedWith → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire
Kanuri people → historicalState → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Mai → usedByPolity → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Shehu of Borno → historicalRealm → Bornu Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Borno Empire
West African Islam → associatedWithEmpire → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Sayfawa dynasty → ruledEntity → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Mai Ali Gaji → country → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Idris Alooma → countryRuled → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Idris Alooma → expandedTerritory → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Mai Idris Alooma → countryRuled → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Central Sudan → historicallyIncluded → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Borno Emirate → historicalPrecursor → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Kebbi Kingdom → neighboringEntity → Bornu Empire ⓘ
Adamawa Emirate → borderedBy → Bornu Empire ⓘ