Editing Kanem–Bornu Empire (section)

===Founding by local Kanembu (Dugua) c. 700===
The origins of Kanem are unclear. The first historical sources tend to show that the kingdom of Kanem began forming around 700 under the [[nomad]]ic Tebu-speaking [[Kanembu people|Kanembu]]. The Kanembu were supposedly forced southwest towards the fertile lands around Lake Chad by political pressure and [[desiccation]] in their former range. The area already possessed walled [[city-state]]s belonging to the [[Sao civilisation]]. Under the leadership of the [[Duguwa dynasty]], the Kanembu would eventually dominate the Sao, but not before adopting many of their customs.<ref>Urvoy, ''Empire'', 3–35; Trimingham, ''History'', 104–111.</ref> War between the two continued up to the late 16th century.