Fasama
| Fasama | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Dunama I Umemi |
| Issue | Bir I Othman |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty (by marriage) |
Fasama was a consort of mai Dunama I Umemi of the Kanem–Bornu Empire (r. 1097–1150/1151) and the mother of Dunama's heir, Bir I Othman (r. 1150/1151–1174/1176).[1] Fasama took power in the empire after Dunama's death in Egypt, with Bir I apparently being entirely under her influence during at least the early part of his reign.[2] Fasama is even said to have imprisoned Bir at one point, illustrating the great power she commanded.[2]
Although she effectively ruled the empire, Fasama is generally excluded from lists of rulers of Kanem–Bornu.[1][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 80.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 635.
- ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independent States and Rulers Past and Present. McFarland & Company. p. 146.
- ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
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