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Biri bin Dunama I was the son of Dunama I, and a woman from the Kayi ethnic group. Biri reigned as the king of Kanem from 1150 to 1176, in the early stages of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and was a member of the Sayfawa dynasty. He was succeeded by his son, 'Abdullah bin Bir.

He was once constricted by his mother for executing a thief.

References

1. ^ Niane, Djibril Tamsir, ed. (1984). General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. University of California. p. 244. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
2. Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 146. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
3. Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.

Further reading

• Gerald S. Graham, Thomas Hodgkin; Nigerian Perspectives: An Historical Anthology

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