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Expansion of the Kanem-Bornu Kingdom
In the 1240s, the Kanem-Bornu kingdom under Mai Dunama Dabbalemi expanded eastward and westward, extending power to Fezzan, Kano, and Hausa cities an…
Timeline
- 1241–1245Fezzan · FezzanMai Dunama Dabbalemi continued suzerainty over the Fezzan oases and controlled the western branch of the trans-Saharan trade routes, connecting the salt, slave, and livestock trade of the Lake Chad basin with North African Maghreb markets.
- 1245–1250Kano · KanoThe kingdom penetrated westward into the Hausa city-states, establishing suzerainty or alliances in places like Kano, spreading Islam and Arabic written culture, laying the foundation for Bornu's long-term influence on the Hausa world.
Sources
- Kanem–Bornu Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanem%E2%80%93Bornu_Empire
- Dunama Dabbalemi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunama_Dabbalemi
- The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 3 — J. D. Fage (1977)