Dunama II Dibalemi

Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire

Dunama II (Dunama bin ʿAbd al-Jalīl), called Dunama Dibalemi and Dunama Selmami, was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the early-to-mid 13th century, ruling approximately 1221–1259. Dunama is remembered as one of the most energetic and influential rulers of the empire. Dunama was an accomplished warrior-king who oversaw several important military innovations, possibly including the introduction of both cavalry warfare and mail armor.

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