Kingdom of Kanem Timeline

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