Othman I
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Othman I (ʿUthmān bin Dāwūd[1]) was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1363–1366.[1]
Life
Othman was the son of Dawud,[2] who he succeeded as mai in 1363.[1] Othman's father had faced an invasion by the Bilala people, which saw the loss of Njimi (the Kanem–Bornu capital) and the death of the mai himself.[3] Othman continued the war and initially had some success, even recapturing Njimi, though he was likewise eventually defeated and killed by the Bilala[3] in 1366.[1] Othman was succeeded as mai by his cousin, Othman II.[2]
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