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Kanem-Bornu Kingdom

Type Event Region Africa Time c. 1000–1080

Around 1005 CE, the Kanem kingdom in the Lake Chad basin grew increasingly stable under the Sayfawa dynasty, with Njimi as its capital, becoming an i…

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  1. 1005Njimi · ChadCentered on Njimi, the Sayfawa dynasty integrated tribes around Lake Chad, forming a hereditary monarchy and court bureaucracy, with 'Mai' as the title of the supreme ruler.
  2. c. 1005–1050Lake Chad basin · Lake Chad basinThe kingdom sustained its power through lake fisheries, livestock raising, and grain cultivation, while controlling trade routes linking North Africa and West Africa, with slave and ivory trade as important sources of income.

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