Biri V

Biri V
Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign17th century (1 year?)
c. 1645
PredecessorUmar III al-Maqdisi
SuccessorAli III Walamma
DynastySayfawa dynasty
FatherUmar III al-Maqdisi

Biri V (Biri bin ʿUmar) may have been a mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-17th century. Biri is recorded only in a single source; he was either a briefly-reigning ruler immediately before mai Ali III Walamma, or his name may have been an alternate name for Ali III and misunderstood as a separate monarch.


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