Biri II Ibrahim
| Biri II Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 13th century |
| Predecessor | Jalil or Kashim Biri |
| Successor | Jalil or Dirke Kelem |
| Spouse | Kagudi |
| Issue | Ibrahim I Nikale |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Dunama II Dabbalemi |
| Mother | Zainab |
Biri II Ibrahim (Biri Ibrāhīm bin Dunama) was mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire[1] at some point between 1259 and 1290,[2] in a period of succession conflict between the sons of Dunama II Dabbalemi.[3] Biri was a son of Dunama II and his consort Zainab.[4] Biri was preceded as mai by Jalil or Kashim Biri, and succeeded by Jalil or Dirke Kelem.[3] Biri was remembered as "a conqueror", though it is unclear what lands he conquered.[4]
Biri II Ibrahim's consort was named Kagudi. They had at least one son together, Ibrahim I Nikale, who would later claim the Kanem–Bornu throne.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers: An Encyclopedia of Native, Colonial and Independent States and Rulers Past and Present. McFarland & Company. pp. 33–34, 146.
- ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 52, 80.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 638.
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