Bornu Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Sokoto_Caliphate
gptkbp:architecture mud-brick structures
gptkbp:artwork gptkb:traditional_crafts
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kano
gptkbp:conflict Fulani Wars
colonial wars
Borno Wars
gptkbp:cultural_influence West Africa
gptkbp:cultural_practices gptkb:dance
gptkb:traditional_music
gptkb:festivals
gptkb:storytelling
ceremonies
gptkbp:currency cowrie shells
gptkbp:decline colonial expansion
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations with neighboring states
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:economy agriculture
gptkbp:education Islamic schools
gptkbp:founded_in 9th century
gptkbp:geographical_feature Chad Desert
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_documentation oral histories
Islamic manuscripts
geographical texts
trade records
Chronicles of Borno
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on modern Nigeria
gptkbp:historical_period Medieval period
gptkbp:historical_significance center of learning and trade
gptkbp:historical_source travel accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bornu Empire
gptkbp:influence_on Nigerian culture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kanuri
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Ngala
gptkbp:notable_person Mai Dunama
Mai Idris Alooma
Mai Abubakar
Mai Ali Gaji
Mai Zummo
gptkbp:notable_ruler Mai Ali Ghaji
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:feudal_system
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Nigeria
gptkbp:territory Lake Chad Basin
gptkbp:trade trans-Saharan trade
gptkbp:trade_goods gptkb:textiles
gptkb:salt
gptkb:oppression
gptkb:gold
ivory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kanuri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5