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Amarma

Amarma, also recorded as Hummay II, was briefly mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-15th century, ruling approximately 1450–1451. Possibly a usurper, Amarma ruled during the "Era of Instability", a chaotic period of internal and external conflict in the empire.

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Amarma, also recorded as Hummay II, was briefly mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-15th century, ruling approximately 1450–1451. Possibly a usurper, Amarma ruled during the "Era of Instability", a chaotic period of internal and external conflict in the empire.

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