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The Sultanate or Kingdom of Bagirmi or Baghermi [2] (French: Royaume du Baguirmi) was an Islamic sultanate southeast of Lake Chad in central Africa. It was founded in either 1480 or 1522 and lasted until 1897, when it became a French protectorate. Its capital was Massenya, north of the Chari River and close to the border to modern Cameroon.
The sultanate at this time was rapidly losing power. It paid tribute, mainly in slaves, to either Bornu or Wadai, or sometimes to both. [1] The main source of income for the people of Bagirmi was slave raiding among the Sara people to the south. [3] Abd ar-Rahman Gaourang was born to the Bagirmi ruling family around 1858. [4]
The kings (mbangs) or sultans of Bagirmi ruled the sultanate of Bagirmi in central Africa (mostly within present-day Chad). They include: Tenure Incumbent Notes
The first expedition led thither through Bagirmi met with disaster, its leader, Paul Crampel, being killed by order of Rabah. Subsequent French missions were more fortunate, and in 1897 Emile Gentil, the French commissioner for the district, concluded a treaty with the sultan of Bagirmi, placing his country under French protection. A resident ...
Bagirmi society has a royal family [1] [2] and their king is known as mbang, a tradition that dates back to the Sultanate of Bagirmi. Economy
The region was the historic heartland of the Sultanate of Bagirmi, which ruled much of the area from its capital in Massenya from the late 15th - late 19th centuries.
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