Dunama II Dibalemi

Dunama II Dibalemi (Dunama bin ʿAbd al-Jalīl, died 1248) was mai of Kanem and one of its greatest warrior-rulers, succeeding his father Selema II around 1221. He built a large cavalry force, sometimes credited with bringing cavalry warfare to central Africa.

He waged jihad against his pagan neighbours: he seized the Fezzan, fought the Toubou for seven years, raided from a fleet on Lake Chad and drove the Sao south. He kept a pilgrim hostel in Cairo, and under him Kanem stood at the height of its strength.