Kingdom of Kanem

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kingdom_of_Kanem
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Njimi
gptkbp:currency cowrie shells
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tebu
Kanembu
gptkbp:existedDuring c. 700 AD
gptkbp:existedUntil c. 1380 AD
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Kanem
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military_organization
Islamic scholarship
trans-Saharan trade
gptkbp:language Kanuri
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:modernLocation gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Mai_Dunama_Dabbalemi
gptkb:Mai_Idris
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sao_civilization
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:rulingDynasty gptkb:Sayfawa_dynasty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zaghawa_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7