The rise of the Kanem Empire
A Lake Chad empire whose dynasty ruled for nearly 800 years
Around 700 the Kanembu nomads built the Kanem state northeast of Lake Chad, holding the southern end of the caravan route to Libya. In the late 11th century its ruler Hume of the Sayfawa dynasty converted to Islam. The state later shifted to Bornu, and the Sayfawa ruled for nearly eight centuries, until 1846, one of history's longest dynasties.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 711–718 Umayyad conquest of Hispania — 11 years later
Middle East
- 680 Battle of Karbala — 20 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Wu Zetian (aged 76)
- Lady Six Sky (aged 18)