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c. 900 - c. 1390The Kingdom of Kanem flourishes near Lake Chad, Africa.
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1067 - 1071Reign of Hu (aka Hawwa), regarded as the first king (or possibly queen) to adopt Islam in the Kingdom of Kanem.
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c. 1075The Saifawa dynasty begins to rule in the Kingdom of Kanem.
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c. 1221 - 1259Reign of Mai Dunama Dibbalemi, ruler of the Kingdom of Kanem n
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c. 1300The Kingdom of Kanem takes control of the Fezzan oases in the Sahara Desert.
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1324The Kingdom of Kanem near Lake Chad founds a Muslim educational institution (madrasa) at Fustat in Egypt.
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c. 1390The king of Kanem is forced to flee a Bulala invasion and establishes a new kingdom of Bornu further west.