Kanem-Bornu Empire's Expansion in the Sahel

Name: Kanem-Bornu Empire's Expansion in the Sahel
Start: 1401
End: 1408

Type Event Region Africa Time 1401–1408

Around 1401 CE, the Kanem-Bornu Empire in the Lake Chad basin, under the Sayfawa dynasty, advanced military and tributary control over the Sahel gras…

Timeline

1401–1403Bornu region · BornuKanem-Bornu forces campaigned against tribes along the edge of the Sahel grasslands, compelling surrounding communities into the tributary system and expanding the empire's direct control.
1404–1408Kano-Fezzan trade route node · SahelThe empire strengthened control over trade routes linking Fezzan and the Hausa city-states through checkpoints, customs duties, and stationed officials, increasing revenue from salt, slave, and livestock trade.

Sources

Kanem-Bornu https://www.britannica.com/place/Kanem-Bornu
The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 3: c.1050–c.1600 — Roland Oliver (1977)