Muhammed Dunama bin Hummay I (1092-1150) was the king of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and a member of the Sayfawa dynasty. He was born to Hummay and a Toubou wife and succeeded his father as king in 1097 when Hummay died in Egypt on the hajj.[1][2] Dunama made the pilgrimage twice in his own right, each time leaving 300 slaves in Egypt as gifts for his hosts.[3] He was succeeded by his son, Bir I of Kanem.[2]
All Sayfawa dynasty kings named Muhammad are also called Dunama (and vice versa). The name likely came from a compound of Dun ("power" or "might" in Kanuri) and Aman (i.e, Ammon) the Berber god, according to historian H.R. Palmer.[4]: 126
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