Abdullah II of Kanem
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Abdullah II Kaday was the cousin
of Ibrahim Nikale, he succeeded Nikale after he lost a power struggle with the Yerima, the leader of the north. He was also the king who brought a return to the patrilineal succession of the earlier Sefuwa kings.
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
of Ibrahim Nikale, he succeeded Nikale after he lost a power struggle with the Yerima, the leader of the north. He was also the king who brought a return to the patrilineal succession of the earlier Sefuwa kings.