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Event war Africa

Kanem-Bornu Wars

1100 CE – 1400 CE

The Kanem Empire fought Bulala rivals and neighbouring states for control of trans-Saharan trade routes around Lake Chad, eventually relocating its capital to Bornu.

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Conflict · Africa

Kanem–Bornu Wars

700 CE – 1846 CE

One of Africa's longest-lived empires, spanning over a millennium around Lake Chad, defending against Bulala invasions, Hausa rivals, and the Fulani jihad before falling to the Sokoto Caliphate.

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