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War · 1846

Wadai sacks Kuka; the Sayfawa fall

In 1846 Mai Ibrahim IV tried to take back the power the al-Kanemi shehus had taken from his line.

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In 1846 Mai Ibrahim IV tried to take back the power the al-Kanemi shehus had taken from his line. The Sultanate of Wadai backed him, and its army captured and destroyed Kuka. But Ibrahim and his son Ali Minargema were beaten, the mai's capital Kafela was destroyed, and Umar Kura took sole power, ending the Sayfawa dynasty after a thousand years. He rebuilt his seat as Kukawa.[1],[2]High confidence

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What happened

  1. 1846 · Kukawa

    Kuka destroyed

    Wadai's army takes and razes the shehu's town.[1]High confidence

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  1. Wikipedia contributors. Kukawa
  2. Wikipedia contributors. Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi