Polity Kanem Empire

This article is about the specific polity Kanem Empire and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an Empire that controlled territories in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya and Chad. It was succeeded by the Bornu Empire.

Establishment

  • January 701: The first historical sources tend to show that the kingdom of Kanem began forming around 700 AD under the nomadic Tebu-speaking Kanembu.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1201: The Daju kingdom was a medieval monarchy that existed in Darfur from possibly the 12th-15th century.

Disestablishment

  • January 1381: Foundation of the Bornu Empire.