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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. Dunama made the pilgrimage twice in his own right, each time leaving 300 slaves in Egypt as gifts for his hosts. He was succeeded by his son, Bir I of Kanem.

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.

References

1. Page, Willie F. (2005). Davis, R. Hunt (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History and Culture (Illustrated, revised ed.). Facts On File. p. 231.
2. ^ 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.
3. Green, Toby (2020). A Fistful of Shells. UK: Penguin Books. p. 43.
4. Palmer, H.R. (1926). History Of The First Twelve Years Of The Reign Of Mai Idris Alooma Of Bornu ( 1571 1583) ( Fartua, Ahmed Ibn).

Further reading

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

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