Dawud of Kanem
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Dawud (Dāwūd bin Ibrāhīm Nikale[1]), sometimes called Dawud Nikalemi,[2] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1353–1363.[1]
Life
Dawud was the son of Ibrahim I Nikale and Fatima.[3] He succeeded his half-brother Idris I as mai[3] in 1353.[1] Dawud became mai over the many sons of Idris.[3][4] Dawud's reign saw the beginning of a destructive conflict with the Bilala people, who had established a powerful principality around Lake Fitri.[5] The rulers of the Bilala claimed some relation to the Sayfawa dynasty, and were perhaps descendants of Dunama II Dabbalemi.[5] Dawud's power was weakened in a civil war with the sons of Idris I,[4] which later enabled the Bilala to defeat his army and for the first time temporarily capture the Kanem–Bornu capital, Njimi.[5]
Dawud was killed by the Bilala[5] in 1363.[1] He was succeeded as mai by his son Othman I.[3]