State

Kanem-Bornu Empire

former country in Africa

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1100–1900
Founded
1100
Ended
1900
Capital
Njimi
Languages
Saharan
Preceded by
Kanem Empire

Overview

The Kanem–Bornu Empire was an empire based around Lake Chad that once ruled areas which are now part of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, and Chad. The empire was sustained by the prosperous trans-Saharan trade and was one of the oldest and longest-lived empires in world history and especially in African history.

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Records (5)

  1. 1893 — Battle of AmjaBattle
  2. 1893 — Battle of LekarawaBattle
  3. 1894 — Battle of DimurwaBattle
  4. 1899–1901 — Rabih WarWar
  5. 1900 — Battle of KoussériBattle

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