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116:, a mysterious object believed to possess unknown powers, possibly a symbol of divine kingship. It was probably destroyed so to cancel an important symbol of pre-Muslim beliefs, and to prove his determination in contrasting what he saw as the lax faith of his predecessors. The action generated some reprobation, as it is reported that the destruction opened a period of civil strife within the kingdom. 119:
Dabbalemi devised a system to reward military commanders with authority over the people they conquered. This system, however, tempted military officers to pass their positions to their sons, thus transforming the office from one based on achievement and loyalty to the
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against the surrounding tribes and initiated an extended period of conquest, allegedly arriving to have under his command a cavalry 40.000 strong. After consolidating their territory around Lake Chad the
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Barkindo, Bawuro, "The early states of the Central Sudan: Kanem, Borno and some of their neighbours to c. 1500 A.D.", in: J. Ajayi und M. Crowder (ed.),
131:. Dabbalemi was able to suppress this tendency, but it was to erupt after his death, provoking the loss of most of Dabbalemi's conquests. 109:). Through his wars, he captured many slaves that he sold to the North African traders as the main item of the trans-Saharan trade. 312: 292: 307: 152:(Memoires De L'Institut Francais D'Afrique Noire, No. 7 ed.). Paris: Librairie Larose. pp. 52, 57. 255: 185: 70:, who remembers him as "King of Kanem and Lord of Bornu", reports a Kanem embassy in 1257 to 8: 179: 106: 98: 265: 86: 102: 24: 301: 282: 51: 32: 247: 94: 67: 256:"The Mune-symbol as the Ark of the Covenant between Duguwa and Sefuwa" 54:
and apparently arranged for the establishment of a special hostel in
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Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History
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Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa
299: 46:, Dabbalemi initiated diplomatic exchanges with 167:. London: John Murray. pp. 92, 179–186. 112:He is also credited with destroying the 89:) fell under Kanem's authority, and the 300: 293:Chronology of the Sefuwa (Kanem-Bornu) 244:, vol. I, 3. ed. Harlow 1985, 225-254. 184:. London: Ward, Lock, and Co. p.  162: 177: 156: 147: 171: 141: 13: 93:'s influence extended westward to 14: 324: 218:Barkindo, ""Early states", 237-9. 74:. During his reign, he declared 313:13th-century monarchs in Africa 260:Borno Museum Society Newsletter 221: 212: 199: 66:. In particular the historian 1: 227:Lange, "Mune-symbol", 84-104. 150:Historie De L'Empire Du Bronu 134: 7: 276: 10: 329: 308:Rulers of the Kanem Empire 165:The Bornu Sahara and Sudan 163:Palmer, Richmond (1936). 262:, 66/67 (2006), 84-106. 85:region (in present-day 242:History of West Africa 249:Chad: A Country Study 178:Barth, Henry (1890). 39:, from 1210 to 1224. 268:and John Hopkins: 205:Levtzion/Hopkins, 148:Urvoy, Y. (1949). 124:into one based on 272:, Cambridge 1981. 35:, in present-day 320: 266:Nehemia Levtzion 228: 225: 219: 216: 210: 203: 197: 196: 194: 192: 175: 169: 168: 160: 154: 153: 145: 97:(in present-day 21:Dounama Dibbalém 17:Dunama Dabbalemi 328: 327: 323: 322: 321: 319: 318: 317: 298: 297: 279: 232: 231: 226: 222: 217: 213: 204: 200: 190: 188: 176: 172: 161: 157: 146: 142: 137: 101:), eastward to 25:Sayfawa dynasty 12: 11: 5: 326: 316: 315: 310: 296: 295: 290: 285: 278: 275: 274: 273: 263: 254:Lange, Dierk: 252: 245: 237: 236: 230: 229: 220: 211: 198: 170: 155: 139: 138: 136: 133: 58:to facilitate 31:(king) of the 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 325: 314: 311: 309: 306: 305: 303: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 280: 271: 267: 264: 261: 257: 253: 251: 250: 246: 243: 239: 238: 234: 233: 224: 215: 208: 202: 187: 183: 182: 174: 166: 159: 151: 144: 140: 132: 130: 127: 123: 117: 115: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 78: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 283:Kanem Empire 269: 259: 248: 241: 223: 214: 206: 201: 189:. Retrieved 180: 173: 164: 158: 149: 143: 121: 118: 113: 111: 75: 52:North Africa 41: 33:Kanem Empire 28: 20: 16: 15: 68:Ibn Khaldun 60:pilgrimages 302:Categories 135:References 126:hereditary 42:A fervent 27:, was the 23:, of the 277:See also 191:10 March 129:nobility 107:Cameroon 288:Sayfawa 235:General 103:Ouaddaï 99:Nigeria 72:Tunisia 48:sultans 209:, 337. 207:Corpus 91:empire 83:Fezzan 44:Muslim 87:Libya 77:jihad 64:Mecca 56:Cairo 19:, or 193:2019 114:mune 95:Kano 37:Chad 186:361 122:mai 62:to 50:in 29:mai 304:: 258:, 195:.

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Sayfawa dynasty
Kanem Empire
Chad
Muslim
sultans
North Africa
Cairo
pilgrimages
Mecca
Ibn Khaldun
Tunisia
jihad
Fezzan
Libya
empire
Kano
Nigeria
Ouaddaï
Cameroon
hereditary
nobility
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa
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Chad: A Country Study
"The Mune-symbol as the Ark of the Covenant between Duguwa and Sefuwa"
Nehemia Levtzion
Kanem Empire
Sayfawa
Chronology of the Sefuwa (Kanem-Bornu)
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