XIVᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Lake Chad basin
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The Borno Kingdom was revived and strengthened during the nineteenth-century Islamic upheavals after ʿUthmān dan Fodio’s jihad. Its rulers called upon Shaykh Muhammad al-Kanemi, a devout Kanembu Muslim, to assist against the forces of ʿUthmān dan Fodio and his son Muhammad Bello. The episode illustrates the interaction between Islamic reform movements and established African states.
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The Borno Kingdom experienced revival and strengthening during the Islamic revolutions of the nineteenth-century Western Sudan. This development followed the jihad of ʿUthmān dan Fodio, whose expansion created a major threat to Borno’s established rulers. Rather than being dissolved by the new movement, Borno used the crisis to reinforce its political position.
The rulers of Borno called in Shaykh Muhammad al-Kanemi to help resist the forces of ʿUthmān dan Fodio and his son Muhammad Bello. Al-Kanemi is described as a devout Kanembu Muslim, indicating that Islamic affiliation could support both reformist expansion and the defense of an existing kingdom.
Borno’s revival demonstrates that the nineteenth-century Islamic revolutions did not produce a single political outcome. Some movements created new empires, while others strengthened older kingdoms through military resistance, religious legitimacy, and the mobilization of influential Muslim leaders.
XIVᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Lake Chad basin
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Borno Kingdom was revived and strengthened during the nineteenth-century Islamic upheavals after ʿUthmān dan Fodio’s jihad. Its rulers called upon Shaykh Muhammad al-Kanemi, a devout Kanembu Muslim, to assist against the forces of ʿUthmān dan Fodio and his son Muhammad Bello. The episode illustrates the interaction between Islamic reform movements and established African states.
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Le récit
The Borno Kingdom experienced revival and strengthening during the Islamic revolutions of the nineteenth-century Western Sudan. This development followed the jihad of ʿUthmān dan Fodio, whose expansion created a major threat to Borno’s established rulers. Rather than being dissolved by the new movement, Borno used the crisis to reinforce its political position.
Borno’s revival demonstrates that the nineteenth-century Islamic revolutions did not produce a single political outcome. Some movements created new empires, while others strengthened older kingdoms through military resistance, religious legitimacy, and the mobilization of influential Muslim leaders.
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