Njimi
E772711
Njimi was an important medieval city that served as the early capital of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in Central Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Njimi canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Kanembu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Kanem Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Kanem-Bornu polity ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bornu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fezzan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineReason | shifts in political power toward Bornu region ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early power center of Kanem-Bornu state formation
ⓘ
one of the earliest known urban centers in the Lake Chad basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Kanem Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | area of modern Chad ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Arabic medieval geographers
ⓘ
Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lake Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kanem-Bornu Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
administrative center of Kanem
ⓘ
royal residence of the mai of Kanem ⓘ |
| region | Lake Chad region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionInfluence | early center of Islam in Kanem ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
ⓘ
early capital of Kanem-Bornu ⓘ |
| tradeRole |
center for trade between North Africa and Central Africa
ⓘ
node in trans-Saharan trade networks ⓘ |
| usedByDynasty | Sayfawa dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.