Kade II Afunu (Kade Afunu bin Idrīs
) was the ''
mai'' of the
Kanem–Bornu Empire
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 ...
in 1389–1390,
ruling during a century-long chaotic period of internal and external conflict.
Life
Kade Afunu was a son of
Idris I and an unknown mother.
He succeeded his brother
Muhammad II as ''mai'' in 1389.
The surname Afunu (sometimes rendered A'fno or A'funu) may mean that Kade Afunu's mother was of
Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
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(A'fno) origin.
The late 14th century, during which Kade Afunu ruled, was a period of acute political instability in Bornu, marked by internal conflict between members of the imperial family
as well as external conflict, primarily with the
Bilala people
The Bulala are a Muslim people that live around Lake Fitri who are of Maguemi (also known as Maguia) origin and the Bulala of Nguedjem fraction shares the same ancestor with the Toubou (Goran) of Kara (also known by the Arabic pronunciation, Kre ...
in the east.
Kade Afunu resumed the offensive against the Bilala but was killed in battle against them after less than a year on the throne.
He was succeeded by his brother
Bir III Othman.
References
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Rulers of the Bornu Empire
14th-century monarchs in Africa