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| Islamic | Kanem-Bornu Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Dates unknown | 11th century – 1900 |
| Duration | — | 900 years |
| Kind | Culture sphere | Polity |
| Region | Middle East | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Culture spheres | — | Islamic, West African Sahel |
| Linked events | 0 | 10 |
| Most common event | — | Battle |
| Borders recorded | — | 1072 – 1894 |
| Preceded by | — | — |
| Succeeded by | — | — |
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About Kanem-Bornu Empire
The Kanem–Bornu Empire was an empire based around Lake Chad that once ruled areas which are now part of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, and Chad. The empire was sustained by the prosperous trans-Saharan trade and was one of the oldest and longest-lived empires in world history and especially in African history.
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