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Bornu Empire
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| 1380–1893 | |||||||||||
 Flag of Bornu, also known as Organa, from Vallseca atlas of 1439
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Bornu Empire extent c.1750
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| Capital | Ngazargamu | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Kanuri | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1381–1382
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Said of Bornu | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
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• Established
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1380 | ||||||||||
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• Disestablished
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1893 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1800 | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| 1892 | 129,499 km2 (50,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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• 1892
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5000000 | ||||||||||
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The Bornu Empire (1380-1893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893.
Images for kids
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Bornu territory by 1500
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Young woman from Bornu, mid 19th century
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Kanembu warriors and their mounted chief in an illustration from Heinrich Barth's Travels and Discoveries, Vol. III, 1857.
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