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 Chad
Even though the Kanembu were becoming more sedentary, Kanem's rulers continued to travel frequently throughout the kingdom to remind the herders and farmers of the government's power and to allow them to demonstrate their allegiance by paying tribute.
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By the 9th century ad, the kingdom of Kanem (see Kanem-Bornu Empire) was established in what is now western Chad, with its capital at Njimi, near Mao.
Its rulers adopted Islam in the 11th century.
Kanem was subjected to neighboring Bornu in the 16th century, and in the succeeding period the chief powers were the sultanates of Baguirmi and Wadai in the south.
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The ruler of the kingdom was called the manikongo, and he was elected by a council of six members.
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The Arabs exercised great influence over all three empires, however, either by conquest (in the case of Wadai) or by converting their rulers to Islam (in the cases of Bagirmi and Kanem).
As with nomads and seminomads elsewhere, the possession of camels and horses translated into military potential that commanded the respect of the settled states.
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: A sultanate in the Prefecture (Division) of Chari Baguirmi, the Sultan being the Chef du Canton of Miltou.
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The five letters that come from the south also throws light on the close relationship between Sanusi and the rulers of Baguirmi to the south, showing how they tried to adapt Sanusi leanings with the French dominant presence in the region.
The letters were found in the French colonial archives, and are given in the translation made by the then interpreter, Joseph Neigel, revised and annotated by Triaud.
Thus, his view is that political expansion was not the driving force, as long as the political order in the south could provide the stability necessary for trade.
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 Armed Movements in Chad
Also he is waiting the visit of the old chief of Staff in times of Gukuni Oueddei that are both close friends of him, for ask him about more flags.
Unluckely he dont know the flags of Baguirmi and Waddai if any, but from the last one he know a member of the royal family that will travel to Barcelona in next months and perhaps I can obtain any information from him.
As far he know the Derdei of Tibesti dont use a special flag (he was guess of the Derdei of Tibesti, phater of his friend Gukuni Oueddei) or at less he dont see never any flag.
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In the 16th to 17th centuries two smaller kingdoms arose, the Baguirmi and Ouaddai to the southeast and east of the Kanem-Borno empire.
The feuding between the last three rulers of Chad has not ended and there is presently a struggle for power with fighting in the north.
The French ruthlessly defeated Muslim military and political opposition during the colonial period, and the non-Muslim Southerners dominated the political scene until 1979.
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It is located on the edge of a marsh at the junction of the Logone and Chari Rivers, and serves as the capital of the prefecture of Chari Baguirmi, south of Kanem.
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*Chad **Heads of State of Chad **Heads of Government of Chad **Colonial Heads of Chad *Lists of Incumbents fr:liste des souverains du royaume du Baguirmi
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Rulers of Baguirmi.
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