Sultanate of Bagirmi (1522–1897)

Sultanate of Bagirmi
Capital	Massenya
Common languages	Bagirmi

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The Sultanate of Bagirmi was a state located near Lake Chad. Its population was descended from a mix of Arab, Fula and other Sudanic tribes. 'Bagirmi' literally means 'a hundred cows' because the early Bagirmi rulers demanded 100 cattle from each nation that they conquered.^[1]

References

↑ Sík Endre (1970). The History of Black Africa, vol. 1: 'The Peoples of Black Africa before the End of the 15th Century; The Sudanese Peoples'. [PDF]

[1] Sík Endre (1970). The History of Black Africa, vol. 1: 'The Peoples of Black Africa before the End of the 15th Century; The Sudanese Peoples'. [PDF]

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