Kade I Aujami
| Kade I Aujami | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 13th century |
| Predecessor | Dunama II Dibalemi |
| Successor | Kashim Biri (?) |
| Died | Zamtam, Bornu, "Dhurríya Ghimútu", or "Lere N'gamutu" |
| Spouse | Fatima |
| Issue | Abdullah II Kademi |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Dunama II Dibalemi |
| Mother | Matala |
Kade I (Kade bin Dunama[1]), called Kade Aujami[2] and also recorded as Abd al-Kadim,[3][4] was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-to-late 13th century.[1] A son of mai Dunama II Dibalemi, Kade ruled during a several decade-long period of succession conflict between the sons of Dunama.[3] The precise sequence and chronology of mais is unclear in this period, which lasted from Dunama's death to the rise of Ibrahim I Nikale.[1]
Sources
[edit]Kade is recorded in lists of Kanem–Bornu rulers (girgams) translated by Heinrich Barth (1851), Gustav Nachtigal (1881), and Moïse Landeroin [fr] (1911), as well as in the work of Richmond Palmer (1936) and Yves Urvoy (1941).[3] Kade's mother was named Matala[3] and hailed from the "tribe of the Meghárma".[4] The nickname Aujami means "son of Auja" which could indicate that Kade was raised by a sister of his father; the sister of a man's father is often referred to as his Arja or Auja.[2]
Al-Maqrizi recorded that Kade conducted military campaigns in the Lake Chad region.[1] According to the girgam, Kade was murdered by a man called ʽAndákama Dunama[4] or N'dikuma Dunama.[5] The site of his murder is variously identified as Zamtam in Bornu (where his father also died),[2] Dhurríya Ghimútu,[4] or Lere N'gamutu.[5]
| Author | Reign | Predecessor | Successor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barth (1851) | 29 years (1259–1285) | Dunama II Dibalemi | Biri II Ibrahim | [3] |
| Nachtigal (1881) | 7 years (1337–1344) | Dirke Kelem | Abdullah II Kademi[a] | [3] |
| Landeroin (1911) | 7 years (1274–1281) | Dirke Kelem | Abdullah II Kademi[a] | [3] |
| Palmer (1936) | 19 years (1259–1278) | Dunama II Dibalemi | Kashim Biri | [3] |
| Urvoy (1941) | 18 years (1224–1242) | Dunama II Dibalemi | Kashim Biri | [3] |
| Lange (1984) | 29 years (1248–1277) | Dunama II Dibalemi | Biri II Ibrahim | [3] |
| Stewart (1989) | 1 year (1259–1260) | Dunama II Dibalemi | Kashim Biri | [3] |
| Bosworth (2012) | ? | Dunama II Dibalemi | Kashim Biri (= Biri II Ibrahim) | [1] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7486-2137-8.
- ^ a b c Palmer, H. R. (1912). "The Bornu Girgam". Journal of the Royal African Society. 12 (45): 74–75, 76. ISSN 0368-4016. JSTOR 716085.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 57, 62, 70, 80.
- ^ a b c d Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849–1855. Longmans. p. 638.
- ^ a b Palmer, H. R. (1926). History Of The First Twelve Years Of The Reign Of Mai Idris Alooma Of Bornu (1571–1583) (Fartua, Ahmed Ibn). p. 111.