Dunama IV
| Dunama IV | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1423–1425 |
| Predecessor | Othman III Kalinumuwa |
| Successor | Abdullah III Dakumuni |
| Issue | Bir IV (?) |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Omar I |
Dunama IV[a] (Dunama bin ʿUmar[2]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1423–1425,[2] ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict.
Life
Dunama was a son of Omar I.[3] Dunama became mai in 1423,[2] succeeding Othman III Kalinumuwa, his first cousin once removed,[3] who had been overthrown by the kaigama (chief general) Nikale bin Ibrahim and the yerima (another high official) Kade.[4] Dunama was murdered after a short reign[4] and was succeeded as mai by his brother Abdullah III Dakumuni.[3]
Notes
- ^ Some chronologies of Kanem–Bornu rulers omit the 14th-century Dunama III, lowering the regnal numbers of later rulers of this name. This ruler is then considered Dunama III.[1]
References
- ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independent States and Rulers Past and Present. McFarland & Company. pp. 33–34, 146.
- ^ a b c Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 81.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 641–643.