Selema I

Selema I
Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign11th century (4–62 years)
PredecessorHu
SuccessorHummay
SpouseTigiram (?)
IssueHummay (?)
ParentsHu and Bure (?)
DynastyDuguwa dynasty

Selema I (Sǝlǝma), also recorded as Abd al-Jalil (ʿAbd al-Jalīl) and Abdullah (ʿAbdallāh), was the legendary eleventh mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, ruling in the 11th century. Selema is identified in the sources as the last mai of Kanem's original royal line, the Duguwa dynasty. The nature of Selema's relation to his successor Hummay, and Hummay's rise to the throne, are unclear.


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