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Abdullah of Baguirmi
Abdullah was mbang (king) of Baguirmi, south-east of Lake Chad, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Islam was adopted at the court of Massenya during his reign, and he expanded the kingdom through wars and slave raids against its neighbours, laying the foundations of its later power.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abdullah of Baguirmi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abdullah-of-baguirmi
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