Bornu

برنو

Historic kingdom of the central Sudan around Lake Chad.

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Region
West Africa & Sahel
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Home of
Mustafa ibn Umar Kyari
Site of
Battle of Amja (1893)· Battle of Dimurwa (1894)· Battle of Lekarawa (1893)· Rabih War

People and things also explored

Abd al-Rahman· Battle of Amja (1893)· Battle of Dimurwa (1894)· Battle of Lekarawa (1893)· Rabih War· Mustafa ibn Umar Kyari

Sources

  • GeoNames gazetteer
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islam.museum contributors. “Bornu”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/bornu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Abd al-Rahman

Abd al-Rahman, the caliph of the Sokoto caliphate, ruling 1891–1902 CE.