Dunama III
| Dunama III | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1369–1376 |
| Predecessor | Abubakar Liyatu |
| Successor | Omar I |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Ibrahim |
Dunama III (Dunama bin Ibrāhīm[1]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1369–1376.[1]
Life
[edit]Dunama was the son of Ibrahim, a son of Dawud.[2] Dunama succeeded his uncle Abubakar Liyatu[2] as mai in 1369.[1]
Dunama appears to be only vaguely remembered as a ruler. His name is omitted in several sources. He is sometimes replaced or accompanied with a second figure, Idrīs bin Dāwūd (Idris, son of Dawud), who is assigned the same regnal years.[2] Cohen (1966) considers it possible that neither Dunama nor Idris actually ruled as mais, that one reigned for a short period of time, or that they are two names for the same person.[2]
Dunama was succeeded as mai by Omar I,[1][2] his first cousin once removed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c d e f Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 81–82.
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