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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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