Hummay (Umme, Houmé or Hume) was the first
Muslim king, ''mai'', of the
Sefuwa dynasty
Sayfawa dynasty, Sefouwa, Sefawa, or Sefuwa dynasty is the name of the Muslim kings (or ''mai'', as they called themselves) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, centered first in Kanem in western Chad, and then, after 1380, in Borno (today north-easter ...
within
Kanem-Bornu Empire from 1085 to 1097, replacing the Sefuwa-
Duguwa dynasty.
The dynasty founded by him was to survive until 1846. His rule had important consequences because of the spread of
Islam during his reign. This provoked some dissension, causing the
Zaghawa to break from the empire and move east.
See also
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Kanem Empire Kanem may refer to:
* Kanem–Bornu Empire, existed in modern Chad and Nigeria known to Arabian geographers from the 9th century AD onward and lasted as the independent kingdom of Bornu until 1900
* Kanem Prefecture, of former prefectures of Chad
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Sayfawa dynasty
References
Further reading
*Barkindo, Bawuro, "The early states of the Central Sudan: Kanem, Borno and some of their neighbours to c. 1500 A.D.", in: J. Ajayi und M. Crowder (ed.), ''History of West Africa'', vol. I, 3. ed. Harlow 1985, 225-254.
*Lange, Dierk
"The Chad region as a crossroads" in: M. El Fasi (ed.), ''
General History of Africa'', vol. III, UNESCO, London 1988, p. 436-460.
*Palmer, Richmond: ''The Bornu Sahara and Sudan'', London 1936 (English translation of the ''Dīwān'', pp. 89–95).
Rulers of the Kanem Empire
11th-century monarchs in Africa
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