Kade I
| Kade I | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 13th century |
| Predecessor | Dunama II Dabbalemi |
| Successor | Kashim Bir |
| Spouse | Fatima |
| Issue | Abdullah II |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Dunama II Dabbalemi |
| Mother | Matala |
Kade I (Kade bin Dunama[1]) was mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire at some point between 1259 and 1290,[1] in a period of succession conflict between the sons of Dunama II Dabbalemi.[2] Kade was a son of Dunama II and his consort Matala,[2] and was Dunama's initial successor.[1][2] The only event recorded of Kade's reign is that he was murdered by a man named Andakama Dunama.[3] He was succeeded as mai by his brother Kashim Bir.[1][2]
Kade's consort was named Fatima. They had at least one son together, Abdullah II, who would later claim the Kanem–Bornu throne.[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 Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 80.
- ^ Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 638.
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