Sultanate of Bagirmi | |||||||||
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| 1480/1522–1897 | |||||||||
 Bagirmi (pink) in the Lake Chad region around 1890 | |||||||||
| Status | Sultanate, tributary state of the Bornu Empire | ||||||||
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| Common languages | Bagirmi | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam, African Traditional Religion | ||||||||
| Mbang, later Sultan | |||||||||
• 1480/1522–1536 | Abd al-Mahmud Begli/Birni Besse | ||||||||
• 1885–1912 | Gaourang II | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Established | 1480/1522 | ||||||||
• Islam becomes state religion | 1568–1608 | ||||||||
• French protectorate established | 1897 | ||||||||
• French dominance secured | 1901 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 70.000[1] sq mi (181.30 km2) | ||||||||
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The Sultanate or Kingdom of Bagirmi or Baghermi[2] (French: Royaume du Baguirmi) was an Islamic sultanate southeast of Lake Chad in central Africa. It was founded in either 1480 or 1522 and lasted until 1897, when it became a French protectorate. Its capital was Massenya, north of the Chari River and close to the border to modern Cameroon. The kings wore the title Mbang.
- ^ Zehnle 2017, p. 30.
- ^ EB (1878).