The Bornu Empire (1380-1893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893. It was a continuation of the great Kanem Empire founded centuries earlier by the Sayfawa Dynasty. In time it would become even larger than Kanem, incorporating areas that are today parts of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
Read more about Bornu Empire: Exile From Kanem, Early Rule, Kanem-Bornu Period, Decline and Fall
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