Kadai
Mai of the Bornu
About Kadai
Kade III (Kade bin ʿUthmān ) was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-15th century, ruling approximately 1440–1444. (Different king lists (girgams) and chronicles translated in the 19th–20th centuries give Kade different regnal lengths: 1 year (Barth, Palmer), 6 years (Urvoy, Nachtigal), or 7 years (Landeroin).) and 1450–1451, respectively. Bosworth followed Cohen's 4-year figure and dated Kade's reign to 1440–1444. Ibrahim was also a son of "Uthman" and thus possibly Kade's brother.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kadai. https://biography.guide/kadai/
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