Hu of Kanem

Hu
Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign11th century (4–62 years)
PredecessorArki
SuccessorSelema I
SpouseBure (?)
IssueSelema I
DynastyDuguwa dynasty
FatherArki
MotherTeksuwa

Hu or Hawwa (Hū, Ḥawwāʽ) was the legendary tenth mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, ruling in the 11th century. As the earliest ruler associated with Islam in the empire's royal chronicle (the girgam), Hu is generally identified as the first Muslim ruler of the empire. Some elements in the source material suggest that Hu might have been a woman, notably that Hawwa is a feminine name.

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