Bornu mounted warrriors (cavalry) in Ceremonial Battle Dress
Bornu mounted warrriors (cavalry) in Ceremonial Battle Dress. The Bornu Empire (1380-1893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893. It was a continuation of the great Kanem Empire founded centuries earlier by the Sayfawa Dynasty. It encompassed territory now found in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon
Picture No
10795594
Media ID
46578112
Size
5387px x 3458px
(11.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1906
