Othman II

Uthman II (ʿUthmān bin Idrīs ) was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-14th century, ruling approximately 1366–1368. (Among the king lists (girgams) and chronicles translated in the 19th–20th centuries, Uthman II appears only in those of Barth and Urvoy, being omitted by Palmer, Nachtigal, and Landeroin.) Dates used for mais vary among sources due to slight discrepancies and differing calculations. Both Barth and Urvoy assigned Uthman a reign of two years, Barth dating it to 1391–1392 and Urvoy dating it to 1369–1371. Stewart dated it to 1391–1392, and Bosworth (2012) dated it to 1366–1368. Uthman II continued the war for two years, until he met the same fate. He was succeeded as mai by his cousin (Uthman I's brother) Abubakar Liyatu.