Borno Emirate

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Borno Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historic polity in northeastern Nigeria, rooted in the legacy of the Kanem-Borno Empire and centered in the modern-day state of Borno.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emirate ⓘ
subnational monarchy ⓘ
traditional state ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic scholarship in West Africa ⓘ
Trans-Saharan trade history ⓘ
borderRegion Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
capital Maiduguri ⓘ
centeredIn Maiduguri ⓘ
ceremonialFunction Islamic festivals leadership ⓘ
installation of district heads ⓘ
colonialEraStatus native authority under British Nigeria ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalHeritage Kanem-Borno Islamic manuscripts ⓘ
Kanuri royal court traditions ⓘ
dominantEthnicGroup Kanuri people ⓘ
ethnicGroup Kanuri people ⓘ
governmentType traditional Islamic monarchy ⓘ
hasInfluenceOver customary law in Borno State ⓘ
local dispute resolution ⓘ
hasRulerResidence Shehu’s Palace, Maiduguri ⓘ
hasSymbol traditional regalia of the Shehu of Borno ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Shehu of Borno ⓘ
historicalPrecursor Bornu Empire ⓘ
Kanem-Borno Empire ⓘ
linked to: Kanem Empire
historicalRegion Sudan belt ⓘ
linked to: Sudanic belt
historicalReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
language Kanuri language ⓘ
linked to: Kanuri
linkedDynasty El-Kanemi dynasty ⓘ
Sayfawa dynasty legacy ⓘ
locatedIn Borno State ⓘ
northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
modernAdministrativeCenter Maiduguri ⓘ
partOf Northern Nigeria traditional states ⓘ
linked to: Northern Nigeria
recognizedBy Borno State Government ⓘ
linked to: Borno State

Nigerian federal government ⓘ
region Lake Chad Basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Chad basin
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousLawInfluence Sharia ⓘ
religiousRole Islamic leadership in Borno State ⓘ
role custodian of Kanem-Borno legacy ⓘ
guardian of Kanuri culture ⓘ
successorTo Bornu Caliphate structures under British rule ⓘ
traditionalCouncil Borno Emirate Council ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
traditionalHierarchyLevel first-class emirate in Nigeria ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Shehu of Borno ⓘ

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Maiduguri → regionCapitalOf → Borno Emirate ⓘ
Kukawa → partOf → Bornu Emirate ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
Shehu of Borno → associatedWith → Borno Emirate Council ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
Central Sudan → historicallyIncluded → Borno Emirate ⓘ
Biu → locatedIn → Borno Emirate region ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
Borno Emirate → traditionalCouncil → Borno Emirate Council ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
Kukawa Local Government Area → partOf → Borno Emirate area ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate
Shehu’s Palace, Maiduguri → partOf → Borno Emirate ⓘ
Dikwa → partOf → Borno Emirate ⓘ
emirates → hasExample → Borno Emirate ⓘ
Guzamala → locatedIn → Northern Borno Emirate area ⓘ
linked to: Borno Emirate