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Ngazargamu
  Shown within Nigeria | |
| Location | Yobe State, Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°05′N 12°22′E / 13.083°N 12.367°E |
| Part of | Kanem-Bornu |
| History | |
| Founded | 1480[1] |
| Abandoned | 1809 |
| Cultures | Kanuri, Shuwa Arab, Babur |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Abandoned |
Ngazargamu, Birni Ngazargamu, Birnin Gazargamu, Gazargamo or N'gazargamu, was the capital of the Bornu Empire from ca. 1460 to 1809. Situated 150 km (93 mi) west of Lake Chad in the Yobe State of modern Nigeria, the remains of the former capital city are still visible. The surrounding wall is 6.6 km (4.1 mi) long and in parts it is still up to 5 m (16 ft) high.
The capital city was built in c. 1488, during the reign of Mai Ali Gazi (1476–1503). It was located in the fork of the Komadugu Gana River and the Komadugu Yobe, near present-day Geidam.[2][3]
The city became Bornu's leading center for Islamic education under Idris Alooma.[2]: 504
In 1808, Gazargamo was taken by the Fulani Jihad.[4][3]: 259 [5]
- ^ Bondarev, Dmitry; بونداريف, دميتري (2006). "An Archaic Form of Kanuri/Kanembu: A Translation Tool for Qur'anic Studies/ صورة قديمة من الكانوري/كانيمبو: من وساﺋﻞ الدراسات القرآنية". Journal of Qur'anic Studies. 8 (1): 142–153. ISSN 1465-3591.
- ^ a b Smith, Abdullahi (1972). Ajayi, J.F. Ade; Crowder, Michael (eds.). The early states of the Central Sudan, in History of West Africa, Volume One. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 182. ISBN 0231036280.
- ^ a b Palmer, Richmond (1936). The Bornu Sahara and Sudan. London: John Murray. p. 223.
- ^ Shillington, Kevin (2012). History of Africa. Palgrave Macnikkan. p. 233. ISBN 9780230308473.
- ^ Bondarev, Dmitry; بونداريف, دميتري (2006). "An Archaic Form of Kanuri/Kanembu: A Translation Tool for Qur'anic Studies/ صورة قديمة من الكانوري/كانيمبو: من وساﺋﻞ الدراسات القرآنية". Journal of Qur'anic Studies. 8 (1): 142–153. ISSN 1465-3591.
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