Jalil of Kanem

Jalil
Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign13th century
PredecessorBiri II Ibrahim (?)
SuccessorDirke Kelem (?)
DynastySayfawa dynasty
FatherDunama II Dibalemi

Jalil (Jalīl bin Dunama), possibly also recorded as Biri, was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-to-late 13th century. A son of mai Dunama II Dibalemi, Jalil ruled during a several decade-long period of succession conflict between the sons of Dunama. The precise sequence and chronology of mais is unclear in this period, which lasted from Dunama's death to the rise of Ibrahim I Nikale.


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