IXᵉ siècle – XIIIᵉ siècle
Kanem, Lake Chad basin
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Manan was a town in Kanem known from the account of al-Muhallabi and later associated with the political traditions of the Sefuwa. Ibn Sa'id described it as the capital of the “pagan ancestors” of the Sefuwa. The excerpt places its emergence within the growth of sedentary communities and small towns in Kanem.
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Manan is one of the towns associated with the increasing sedentarization of Kanem. Al-Muhallabi named it alongside Tarazaki when describing the kingdom more than a century after al-Ya'qubi had stated that the Zaghawa had no towns. Its appearance in the written record therefore marks a development in the settlement pattern of the Central Sudanese state.
The town also retained importance in later historical memory. Ibn Sa'id identified Manan as the capital of the “pagan ancestors” of the Sefuwa. This association links the settlement to the political transition from Zaghawa domination toward the dynasty that later ruled Kanem.
The excerpt does not provide Manan’s precise location or archaeological description. Its significance rests instead on its role as a named urban center within the evolving Kanem polity and as a reference point in accounts of Sefuwa origins.
IXᵉ siècle – XIIIᵉ siècle
Kanem, Lake Chad basin
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Manan was a town in Kanem known from the account of al-Muhallabi and later associated with the political traditions of the Sefuwa. Ibn Sa'id described it as the capital of the “pagan ancestors” of the Sefuwa. The excerpt places its emergence within the growth of sedentary communities and small towns in Kanem.
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Le récit
Manan is one of the towns associated with the increasing sedentarization of Kanem. Al-Muhallabi named it alongside Tarazaki when describing the kingdom more than a century after al-Ya'qubi had stated that the Zaghawa had no towns. Its appearance in the written record therefore marks a development in the settlement pattern of the Central Sudanese state.
The excerpt does not provide Manan’s precise location or archaeological description. Its significance rests instead on its role as a named urban center within the evolving Kanem polity and as a reference point in accounts of Sefuwa origins.
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