Kanemi dynasty
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The Kanemi dynasty is the ruling family that succeeded the Sayfawa dynasty and governed the Bornu Empire (in present-day northeastern Nigeria and surrounding regions) from the early 19th century into the colonial era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling family ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
Borno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Chad region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kukawa court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maiduguri court ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Bornu Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticLegitimacySource | Islamic scholarship and piety ⓘ |
| endTime | colonial era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sayfawa dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Kukawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maiduguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Islamic scholarship in Bornu
ⓘ
political structure of modern Borno Emirate ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bornu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Kanuri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shehu of Borno NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Borno
ⓘ
history of Nigeria ⓘ history of the Lake Chad Basin ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Bornu Empire under Sayfawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| region | Central Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replaces | Sayfawa ruling house in Bornu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesBorderRegionWith |
Sokoto Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
resistance to Fulani jihad expansion
ⓘ
transition of Bornu into colonial rule ⓘ |
| startTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| successorEntity | Borno Emirate under colonial rule ⓘ |
| titleOfHeadOfHouse | Shehu of Borno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTitle | Shehu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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