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Kanem-Borno

1380 CE 1893 CE
G SC RG New WA  ni_bornu_emp
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800 CE 1379 CE Kanem (cd_kanem)    [population replacement]

Succeeding Entity:
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Displayed: 1571 CE

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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp) was in:
Home NGA: None
General Variables
Identity and Location Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Utm Zone 33 P Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Original Name Kanem-Borno Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Capital Ngazargamu Confident 1380 CE 1799 CE
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Capital Kukawa Confident 1800 CE 1893 CE
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Alternative Name Kanem-Bornu Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Alternative Name Bornu Empire Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Alternative Name Borno Empire Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Alternative Name Bornu Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Alternative Name Borno Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Peak Years [1571 CE ➜ 1583 CE] Confident
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Duration [1380 CE ➜ 1893 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Succeeding Entity British Empire Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity elite migration Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity population migration Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Preceding Entity
800 CE 1379 CE
Kanem (cd_kanem)   [population replacement]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization confederated state Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Language Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Linguistic Family Saharan Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Language Kanuri Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Language Kanembu Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Religion Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Polity Territory 777,000 km2 Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Settlement Hierarchy 5 Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Religious Level [3 to 4] Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Military Level [4 to 5] Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Administrative Level [6 to 8] Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Professions Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Professional Soldier Present Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Law Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Judge Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
Court Present Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Market Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Port Present Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Trading Emporia Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Information / Writing System Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Written Record Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Script Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Practical Literature Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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History Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Calendar Present Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Information / Money Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Token Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Paper Currency Absent Inferred 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Store Of Wealth Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Information / Postal System Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Information / Measurement System Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Military use of Metals Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Projectiles Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Handheld weapons Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Animals used in warfare Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Armor Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Naval technology Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1380 CE  1893 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kanem-Borno (ni_bornu_emp)
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Crisis Cases
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Power Transitions
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