Muhammad VI Aminami
| Muhammad VI Aminami | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1525–1544 |
| Predecessor | Idris II Katagarmabe |
| Successor | Ali II Zainami |
| Spouse | Fanna |
| Issue | Dunama VI Muhammad |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Idris II Katagarmabe |
| Mother | Zainab |
Muhammad VI[a] (Muḥammad bin Idrīs[2]), called Muhammad Aminami,[1] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1525–1544.[2]
Life
[edit]Muhammad was the son of Idris II Katagarmabe and Zainab[3] and succeeded his father as mai in 1525.[2] Muhammad was an accomplished warrior-king, who led successful military campaigns in all directions, though detailed historical accounts of most of these campaigns have not survived.[4] Only forty days after his accession, he was forced to face the uprising of Kade, a Bilala leader, who tried to restore the independence of the Bilala of Kanem (subjugated by Muhammad's father). Muhammad defeated Kade, and thus kept Kanem under imperial control.[4] In one of his campaigns, Muhammad is said to have reached as far as Karbara in the west.[4]
In 1534, Muhammad sent an embassy to Tripoli.[4]
Muhammad was succeeded by his brother Ali II Zainami[3] as mai in 1544.[2] With his consort Fanna, Muhammad had at least one son, Dunama VI Muhammad.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Some chronologies of Kanem–Bornu rulers omit the 14th-century Muhammad II, lowering the regnal numbers of later rulers of this name. This ruler is then considered Muhammad V.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 127. 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. p. 81.
- ^ a b c d Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 646–649.
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