Dounama Dibalami
Dounama Ier, king (May) of the Kanem-Bornou (1220 - 1259)
Dounama Ier extends the power of Kanem-Bornou and develops its relations with the other Moslem countries, in particular with the kingdom Hafside of the the Eastern Maghreb. Its kingdom, centered on the Kanem, extends to north on the Tibesti and during a certain time on the Fezzan, to the west on the Bornou and to the east on part of the Ouadaï. It entirely controls the North-South track of the the central Sahara, thus supporting a very important increase in the exchanges with the countries of the Mediterranean and the economic advancement of the area.
The authority of the dynasty is disputed by the Téda, remained faithful to the old dynasty, by Sao (or Sô), population of the south of the lake Chad which reaches its apogee in XIIe and 13th century, by the tribes Boulala. As of the end of the reign of Dounama, these various tribes revolt against the royal authority, and as of the death of the sovereign, Kanem crosses one long period of anarchy.
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