# Biri V - Mai of Kanem–Bornu (Bornu)

URL: https://allhistories.com/chad/rulers/biri-v
Reign: c. 1645
Number in the list: 65
Dynasty: Sayfawa dynasty (Banu Hummay) of Kanem–Bornu
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biri_V

Biri V (Biri bin ʿUmar) may have been a mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-17th century. Biri is recorded only in a single source; he was either a briefly reigning ruler immediately before mai Ali III Walamma, or his name may have been an alternate name for Ali III that was misunderstood as a separate monarch.

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