Ali Fannami
| Ali Fannami | |
|---|---|
| Regent of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Burial | |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Muhammad VI Aminami |
| Mother | Fanna |
Ali (ʿAlī bin Muḥammad), called Ali Fannami,[1][a] Ali Ghamarami,[2][b] and Ali Ngumaramma,[5] was a prince of the Sayfawa dynasty who may have served as regent of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-16th century, ruling in the name of his nephew mai Abdullah IV Dunamami. Ali was remembered in later tradition as a mighty builder.
Life
[edit]Ali was a son of mai Muhammad VI Aminami[6][7] and Fanna,[2] and a full brother of mai Dunama VI Muhammad.[6] Some girgams (king lists) add Ali as a ruler of the empire between Dunama and Dunama's son Abdullah IV Dunamami.[2] Ali is most often interpreted as having served as regent for Abdullah,[7] then suggested to have been too young to rule, though the situation is not clear.[6]
The length of Ali's possible regency is unknown.[1] Ali was remembered as a "mighty builder". He is credited with building the settlement of Garuza (in modern-day Bauchi State, Nigeria) and was reportedly buried there.[2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 64.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Palmer, H. R. (1912). "The Bornu Girgam". Journal of the Royal African Society. 12 (45): 78–79. ISSN 0368-4016.
- ↑ Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849–1855. Longmans. p. 649.
- ↑ Stokvis, A. M. H. J. (1888). Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les états du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours (in French). Brill. p. 484.
- ↑ Davies, J. G. (1954). The Biu Book: A Collation and Reference Book on Biu Division (Northern Nigeria). NORLA. p. 273.
- 1 2 3 Ajayi, J. F. Ade; Crowder, Michael (1976). History of West Africa: Volume 1. Longman. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-582-64187-7.
- 1 2 Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.