Kingdom of Bagirmi

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The Kingdom of Bagirmi was a precolonial Central African state located in what is now Chad, known for its role in regional trade, Islamization, and political power from roughly the 16th to the 19th century.

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instanceOf historical kingdom
precolonial African state
sultanate
borders Bornu Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Kanem NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Wadai NERFINISHED
Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED
capital Massenya NERFINISHED
colonizedBy France NERFINISHED
conflictWith Bornu Empire NERFINISHED
Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED
slave raiders
continent Africa
conversionToIslam 16th century
culturalInfluence development of Bagirmi-Arab cultural synthesis
spread of Islam among neighboring peoples
economy agriculture
regional trade
slave trade
trans-Saharan trade
tribute system
endTime 19th century
ethnicGroup Barma people NERFINISHED
floruit 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
governmentType Islamic monarchy
monarchy
incorporatedInto French Equatorial Africa NERFINISHED
languageUsed Bagirmi language
legacy Bagirmi prefecture in Chad NERFINISHED
Bahr el-Ghazal region of Chad NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Africa
locatedInPresentDay Chad NERFINISHED
locatedOn right bank of the Chari River
majorReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
militaryFeature cavalry-based warfare
partOf Sahel region NERFINISHED
politicalRole regional power in Central Sudan
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
region Chari–Logone basin NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousRole center of Islamization in Central Africa
socialStructure hierarchical society
nobility and commoners
startTime 16th century
titleOfRuler mbang NERFINISHED
tributaryTo Bornu Empire NERFINISHED
Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED

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