Bir I of Kanem

For other uses, see Biri (disambiguation).

Biri bin Dunama I was the son of Dunama I, and a woman from the Kayi ethnic group.[1] Biri reigned as the king of Kanem from 1150 to 1176,[2][3] in the early stages of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and was a member of the Sayfawa dynasty. He was succeeded by his son, 'Abdullah bin Bir.[1]

He was once constricted by his mother for executing a thief.^[citation needed]

References

1. Niane, Djibril Tamsir, ed. (1984). General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. University of California. p. 244. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
2. Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 146. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
3. Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.

Further reading

• Gerald S. Graham, Thomas Hodgkin; Nigerian Perspectives: An Historical Anthology

Preceded by Dunama I

King of Kanem 1150—1176

Succeeded by 'Abdullah bin Bir