Kafela

Birni Kafela
Birni Kafela
Shown within Nigeria
LocationBorno State, Nigeria
RegionSahel
Coordinates12°30′13″N 13°44′59″E / 12.50359°N 13.74984°E / 12.50359; 13.74984
TypeSettlement
Part ofKanem–Bornu Empire
History
BuilderMuhammad IX Ngileruma
Founded1813
Abandoned1846

Birni Kafela, also called Kabela and Jadid, was the capital of the Kanem–Bornu Empire from 1813 to 1846. Kafela was founded by Muhammad IX Ngileruma as the new imperial capital after the former capital, Ngazargamu, was destroyed in the Fula jihads.


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