Dunama I Explained
Muhammed Dunama bin Hummay I (1092-1150) was the king of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and a member of the Sayfawa dynasty. He was born to Hummay and a Toubou wife and succeeded his father as king in 1097 when Hummay died in Egypt on the hajj.[1] [2] Dunama made the pilgrimage twice in his own right, each time leaving 300 slaves in Egypt as gifts for his hosts.[3] He was succeeded by his son, Bir I of Kanem.
All Sayfawa dynasty kings named Muhammad are also called Dunama (and vice versa). The name likely came from a compound of Dun ("power" or "might" in Kanuri) and Aman (i.e, Ammon) the Berber god, according to historian H.R. Palmer.[4]
Further reading
- Gerald S. Graham, Thomas Hodgkin; Nigerian Perspectives: An Historical Anthology
Notes and References
- Book: Page . Willie F. . Davis . R. Hunt . Encyclopedia of African History and Culture . 2005 . Facts On File . 231 . Illustrated, revised.
- Book: General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century . University of California . 1984 . 978-92-3-101710-0 . Niane . Djibril Tamsir . 244 . en . 2024-02-20.
- Book: Green . Toby . A Fistful of Shells . 2020 . Penguin Books . UK . 43.
- Book: Palmer, H.R. . History Of The First Twelve Years Of The Reign Of Mai Idris Alooma Of Bornu (1571 1583) (Fartua, Ahmed Ibn) . 1926.
