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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.
Tenure Incumbent Notes c. 1480: Foundation of Baguirmi state: Mbangi (or Sultans) : Kenga Dynasty: 1522 to 1536: Birni Besse, Mbangi: 1536 to 1548: Lubatko, Mbangi ...
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]
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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 ...
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The Bagirmi (also spelled ... 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 ...
This is a list of puthis written in the historic Sylheti Nagri script. This does not include works dating after the late 20th century. This does not include works dating after the late 20th century. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.