# Abdullah IV Dunamami - Mai of Kanem–Bornu (Bornu)

URL: https://allhistories.com/chad/rulers/abdullah-iv-dunamami
Reign: c. 1555–1563
Number in the list: 59
Dynasty: Sayfawa dynasty (Banu Hummay) of Kanem–Bornu
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_IV_Dunamami

Abdullah IV (ʿAbdallāh bin Dunama Muḥammad), called Abdullah Dunamami, was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-16th century, ruling approximately 1555–1563, perhaps under the regency of his uncle Ali Fannami. In the girgam he is recorded as the son of Dunama VI. The sources give a reign of 6–8 years.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Dunama VI Muhammad](https://allhistories.com/chad/rulers/dunama-vi-muhammad)
- Next in list: [Aissa Koli](https://allhistories.com/chad/rulers/aissa-koli)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1563 - [Reign of Aissa Koli](https://allhistories.com/chad/timeline/1563-reign-of-aissa-koli)