708. Bornu Africans sculpted for me by my mate Martin Buck and produced by North Star. Painted as “Knights of the Savannah”, Bornu heavy cavalry, for Death in the Dark Continent.
August 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
708. Bornu Africans sculpted for me by my mate Martin Buck and produced by North Star. Painted as “Knights of the Savannah”, Bornu heavy cavalry, for Death in the Dark Continent.
📷 Ottoman pilot Ahmed Ali Effendi, born in Izmir (Western Anatolia) in 1883, is considered the world’s first Black pilot. He flew for the Ottoman Empire in 1916 and is regarded as the first Black military pilot in history. His grandmother was from Bornu (present-day Nigeria). #blackhistory
June 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
📷 Ottoman pilot Ahmed Ali Effendi, born in Izmir (Western Anatolia) in 1883, is considered the world’s first Black pilot. He flew for the Ottoman Empire in 1916 and is regarded as the first Black military pilot in history. His grandmother was from Bornu (present-day Nigeria). #blackhistory
July 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
why does kanem-bornu still exist on the map
"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
why does kanem-bornu still exist on the map
Ili je Ivan izgurao Bornu
January 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ili je Ivan izgurao Bornu
Caballero de Bornu, Nigeria. Siglo XX.->
January 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Caballero de Bornu, Nigeria. Siglo XX.->
I need a Solomon Kane mini series to be an annual occurrence.
In the last several days I wrote ideas for adventures in Cathay (China), Hindustan (India), Senegal and Bornu (both in Africa), Florida (the battle between French Fort Caroline & Spanish St. Augustine), and Carcassone (southern France).
In the last several days I wrote ideas for adventures in Cathay (China), Hindustan (India), Senegal and Bornu (both in Africa), Florida (the battle between French Fort Caroline & Spanish St. Augustine), and Carcassone (southern France).
May 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I need a Solomon Kane mini series to be an annual occurrence.
In the last several days I wrote ideas for adventures in Cathay (China), Hindustan (India), Senegal and Bornu (both in Africa), Florida (the battle between French Fort Caroline & Spanish St. Augustine), and Carcassone (southern France).
In the last several days I wrote ideas for adventures in Cathay (China), Hindustan (India), Senegal and Bornu (both in Africa), Florida (the battle between French Fort Caroline & Spanish St. Augustine), and Carcassone (southern France).
This essay on 'The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' focuses on similar ties between Egypt and the West African empire of Bornu
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-coloni...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-coloni...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and Bornu.
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www.africanhistoryextra.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This essay on 'The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' focuses on similar ties between Egypt and the West African empire of Bornu
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-coloni...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-coloni...
Kanuri cavalry. Newest unit for the Bornu-Kanembu army for Death in the Dark Continent. Updates here:
www.beastsofwar.com/project/1920...
#ottspringclean25
#28mmminiatures
#speedpainting
#wargames #wargamingminiatures #wargaming #tabletopminiaturespainting #tabletopminiatures #ditdc
www.beastsofwar.com/project/1920...
#ottspringclean25
#28mmminiatures
#speedpainting
#wargames #wargamingminiatures #wargaming #tabletopminiaturespainting #tabletopminiatures #ditdc
June 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Kanuri cavalry. Newest unit for the Bornu-Kanembu army for Death in the Dark Continent. Updates here:
www.beastsofwar.com/project/1920...
#ottspringclean25
#28mmminiatures
#speedpainting
#wargames #wargamingminiatures #wargaming #tabletopminiaturespainting #tabletopminiatures #ditdc
www.beastsofwar.com/project/1920...
#ottspringclean25
#28mmminiatures
#speedpainting
#wargames #wargamingminiatures #wargaming #tabletopminiaturespainting #tabletopminiatures #ditdc
-The Salute of the spears outside the walls of Kukawa,
Bornu, Nigeria.
c. 1891
-Kukawa, 1853
#archivesxt
Bornu, Nigeria.
c. 1891
-Kukawa, 1853
#archivesxt
August 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
-The Salute of the spears outside the walls of Kukawa,
Bornu, Nigeria.
c. 1891
-Kukawa, 1853
#archivesxt
Bornu, Nigeria.
c. 1891
-Kukawa, 1853
#archivesxt
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #1492book #Fernández-Armesto #africa #chad #nigeria #bornu #15thCentury #imperialism
April 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Bornu Empire: around 1396 the Kanembu of the former Kanem empire finally overcame attacks from their neighbours to found a new (or refreshed) state in Bornu.
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr...
#history #historyfiles #Africa #medievalafrica #Bornu #Chad #BornuEmpire #KanemBornu #empires
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr...
#history #historyfiles #Africa #medievalafrica #Bornu #Chad #BornuEmpire #KanemBornu #empires
July 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Bornu Empire: around 1396 the Kanembu of the former Kanem empire finally overcame attacks from their neighbours to found a new (or refreshed) state in Bornu.
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr...
#history #historyfiles #Africa #medievalafrica #Bornu #Chad #BornuEmpire #KanemBornu #empires
www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr...
#history #historyfiles #Africa #medievalafrica #Bornu #Chad #BornuEmpire #KanemBornu #empires
Itineraries of the Bornu embassies to Istanbul and Morocco in the 16th century
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Itineraries of the Bornu embassies to Istanbul and Morocco in the 16th century
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
-Mounted bodyguard to the Sheik of Bornu in chain-mail armor and turban, carrying a spear.
ca. 1824,
Nigeria.
-A Mossi merchant,
ca. 1892,
Burkina Faso.
#ethnographxt
ca. 1824,
Nigeria.
-A Mossi merchant,
ca. 1892,
Burkina Faso.
#ethnographxt
March 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
-Mounted bodyguard to the Sheik of Bornu in chain-mail armor and turban, carrying a spear.
ca. 1824,
Nigeria.
-A Mossi merchant,
ca. 1892,
Burkina Faso.
#ethnographxt
ca. 1824,
Nigeria.
-A Mossi merchant,
ca. 1892,
Burkina Faso.
#ethnographxt
“Ancient boundaries were more ambiguous than what is often shown in historical maps.
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
African-Ottoman borderlands during the early modern period: stories from the frontier.
In 1574, the first of two embassies from the kingdom of Bornu in the Lake Chad basin arrived at the Ottoman sultan’s court in Istanbul, seeking, among other aims, to delineate the frontier between the...
www.africanhistoryextra.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“Ancient boundaries were more ambiguous than what is often shown in historical maps.
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
African-Ottoman borderlands during the early modern period: stories from the frontier.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
African-Ottoman borderlands during the early modern period: stories from the frontier.
In 1574, the first of two embassies from the kingdom of Bornu in the Lake Chad basin arrived at the Ottoman sultan’s court in Istanbul, seeking, among other aims, to delineate the frontier between the...
www.africanhistoryextra.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
African-Ottoman borderlands during the early modern period: stories from the frontier.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
Allegedly the water from one side of the roof of Le Moulin Bornu flows to the North Sea and that from the other side to the Mediterranean.
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Allegedly the water from one side of the roof of Le Moulin Bornu flows to the North Sea and that from the other side to the Mediterranean.
Empires and KingdomsMajor Powers: Parts of Niger fell within powerful regional states, including the Mali Empire, Kanem–Bornu Empire, and the Sultanate of Agadez.
September 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Empires and KingdomsMajor Powers: Parts of Niger fell within powerful regional states, including the Mali Empire, Kanem–Bornu Empire, and the Sultanate of Agadez.
My Bornu-Kanembu project won the runner-up prize in the Army Refresh category at OnTableTop’s Spring Clean Challenge. Check out all the brilliant community projects here: youtu.be/0jCUZ17mD8A?...
Thanks to @waylandgames.bsky.social for the prizes
Thanks to @waylandgames.bsky.social for the prizes
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My Bornu-Kanembu project won the runner-up prize in the Army Refresh category at OnTableTop’s Spring Clean Challenge. Check out all the brilliant community projects here: youtu.be/0jCUZ17mD8A?...
Thanks to @waylandgames.bsky.social for the prizes
Thanks to @waylandgames.bsky.social for the prizes
The Fulbé constituted another significant scholarly diaspora in the region, especially the Toroɓɓe clerisy, which included some of the most prominent scholars in the kingdoms of Bornu and Bagirmi (modern Chad).
www.patreon.com/posts/17th-c...
www.patreon.com/posts/17th-c...
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Fulbé constituted another significant scholarly diaspora in the region, especially the Toroɓɓe clerisy, which included some of the most prominent scholars in the kingdoms of Bornu and Bagirmi (modern Chad).
www.patreon.com/posts/17th-c...
www.patreon.com/posts/17th-c...