Shehu Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
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Shehu Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi was a prominent 19th-century Islamic scholar, statesman, and leader who founded the Kanemi dynasty that succeeded the Bornu Empire in what is now northeastern Nigeria.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Muhammad al-Kanemi | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century person
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Islamic scholar ⓘ Muslim cleric ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
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al-Kanemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryInModernTerms |
Cameroon
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Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kanem-Bornu civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | al-Kanemi dynasty of Bornu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic law
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Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ political administration ⓘ |
| founded | Kanemi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic governance in the Lake Chad region
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political structure of Bornu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
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correspondence with Usman dan Fodio ⓘ defending Bornu against the Sokoto jihad ⓘ founding a new ruling house in Bornu ⓘ political reforms in Bornu ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
established a ruling line that continued into the colonial period
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regarded as a key figure in the survival of Bornu ⓘ |
| movement | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Shehu Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Islamic jurist
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advisor to the Mai of Bornu ⓘ military leader ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposed | Sokoto Caliphate expansion into Bornu ⓘ |
| politicalEntityLed |
Bornu state
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Kanem-Bornu successor state ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Bornu
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Central Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| succeeded | Bornu Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Shehu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Islamic political theory
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legitimacy of jihad ⓘ |
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