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Bornu Empire
1380 CE – 1893 CE
Regional context · research in progress No source-backed narrative yet for geopolitics, culture & dominance, economy & trade or the regional power balance. Only the dates, capitals, events and citations shown here come from the dataset; nothing is filled in.
Approximate area of control
Research in progress No areas drawn: the file only has reference points.
Reference points
- Ngazargamu (reference marker) [high] — Wikipedia contributors (2026) Kanem–Bornu Empire (cites Stapleton 2013 p.81; Brenner 1973 pp.33–34; Bosworth 2012 p.127)
- Kukawa (reference marker) [low] — Wikipedia contributors Bornu Empire
Key events
- Idris Alooma 16th c.
Capitals / sites
Ngazargamu
Open data flags
- geopolitics: no source-backed text yet
- culture_dominance: no source-backed text yet
- economy: no source-backed text yet
- regional_power: no actors scored
Sources
- UNESCO International Scientific Committee General History of Africa, IV: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century UNESCO link [en]
- UNESCO International Scientific Committee General History of Africa, V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century UNESCO link [en]
- H.A. Ibrahim (with B.A. Ogot) The Sudan in the nineteenth century (General History of Africa VI, ch.14) UNESCO link [en]
- Wikipedia contributors Bornu Empire Wikipedia link [en]