Kade I (Kade bin Dunama), called Kade Aujami and also recorded as Abd al-Kadim, was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-to-late 13th century. A son of mai Dunama II Dibalemi, Kade ruled during a several decade-long period of succession conflict between the sons of Dunama. The precise sequence and chronology of mais is unclear in this period, which lasted from Dunama's death to the rise of Ibrahim I Nikale.
Sources Kade is recorded in lists of Kanem–Bornu rulers (girgams) translated by Heinrich Barth (1851), Gustav Nachtigal (1881), and Moïse Landeroin [fr] (1911), as well as in the work of Richmond Palmer (1936) and Yves Urvoy (1941). Kade's mother was named Matala and hailed from the "tribe of the Meghárma". The nickname Aujami means "son of Auja" which could indicate that Kade was raised by a sister of his father; the sister of a man's father is often referred to as his Arja or Auja.
Al-Maqrizi recorded that Kade conducted military campaigns in the Lake Chad region. According to the girgam, Kade was murdered by a man called ʽAndákama Dunama or N'dikuma Dunama.Palmer, H. R. (1926). History Of The First Twelve Years Of The Reign Of Mai Idris Alooma Of Bornu (1571–1583) (Fartua, Ahmed Ibn). p. 111. The site of his murder is variously identified as Zamtam in Bornu (where his father also died), Dhurríya Ghimútu, or Lere N'gamutu. +Kade I across sourcesAuthorReignPredecessorSuccessorRefBarth (1851)29 years (1259–1285)Dunama II DibalemiBiri II IbrahimNachtigal (1881)7 years (1337–1344)Dirke KelemAbdullah II KademiLanderoin (1911)7 years (1274–1281)Dirke KelemAbdullah II KademiPalmer (1936)19 years (1259–1278)Dunama II DibalemiBiri II IbrahimUrvoy (1941)18 years (1224–1242)Dunama II DibalemiBiri II IbrahimLange (1984)29 years (1248–1277)Dunama II DibalemiBiri II IbrahimStewart (1989)1 year (1259–1260)Dunama II DibalemiBiri II IbrahimBosworth (2012)?Dunama II DibalemiBiri II Ibrahim
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