Othman I

Uthman I (ʿUthmān bin Dāwūd ) was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-14th century, ruling approximately 1363–1366. (King lists (girgams) and chronicles translated in the 19th–20th centuries assign Uthman a reign 8 months (Palmer, Landeroin), 1 year (Nachtigal), 3 years (Urvoy), or 4 years (Barth).) Due to differing dates and calculations for other mais, various dates have been given for his reign, including 1387–1390 (Barth), 1386 (Palmer), 1366–1369 (Urvoy), 1338 (Landeroin), and 1368–1369 (Nachtigal). Stewart dated it to 1386–1391, and Bosworth (2012) dated it to 1363–1366. Uthman I continued the war against the Bilala and had some initial success, even recapturing Njimi. He was succeeded as mai by his namesake cousin Uthman II.