VIIᵉ siècle – XIVᵉ siècle
Central Sudan
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The Kingdom of Kanem was identified by al-Yaʿqubi in 872 as one of the greatest kingdoms of Bilād al-Sūdān, together with Ghana and Gao. In this lot, Kanem serves as evidence of a wider ninth-century political landscape extending beyond the western Sudan. The supplied pages provide no foundation date, ruler, or detailed territorial description.
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Le récit
Kanem appears in the historical record presented here as one of the major kingdoms of Bilād al-Sūdān. In 872, al-Yaʿqubi placed it alongside Ghana and Gao among the greatest kingdoms known in the land of the Black Peoples. The reference demonstrates that organized states existed across a broad Sudanese zone during the ninth century.
Unlike Ghana, Kanem is not described in the supplied pages through its trade, foundation, or political institutions. Its significance in this lot lies in its inclusion within al-Yaʿqubi’s comparative ranking of important kingdoms. The passage therefore supports a narrowly defined fiche centered on Kanem’s documented position in the ninth-century regional political order.
VIIᵉ siècle – XIVᵉ siècle
Central Sudan
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Kingdom of Kanem was identified by al-Yaʿqubi in 872 as one of the greatest kingdoms of Bilād al-Sūdān, together with Ghana and Gao. In this lot, Kanem serves as evidence of a wider ninth-century political landscape extending beyond the western Sudan. The supplied pages provide no foundation date, ruler, or detailed territorial description.
Poursuivre l’exploration
Le récit
Kanem appears in the historical record presented here as one of the major kingdoms of Bilād al-Sūdān. In 872, al-Yaʿqubi placed it alongside Ghana and Gao among the greatest kingdoms known in the land of the Black Peoples. The reference demonstrates that organized states existed across a broad Sudanese zone during the ninth century.
Unlike Ghana, Kanem is not described in the supplied pages through its trade, foundation, or political institutions. Its significance in this lot lies in its inclusion within al-Yaʿqubi’s comparative ranking of important kingdoms. The passage therefore supports a narrowly defined fiche centered on Kanem’s documented position in the ninth-century regional political order.
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