Ngazargamu, Birni Ngazargamu, Birnin Gazargamu, Gazargamo or N'gazargamu, was the capital of the Bornu Empire from ca. 1460 to 1809. Situated west of Lake Chad in the Yobe State of modern Nigeria, the remains of the former capital city are still visible. The surrounding wall is long and in parts it is still up to high. The capital city was built in , during the reign of Mai Ali Gazi (1476–1503). It was located in the fork of the Komadugu Gana River and the Komadugu Yobe, near present-day Geidam. The city became Bornu's leading center for Islamic education under Idris Alooma. In 1808, Gazargamo was taken by the Fulani Jihad. References Bibliography Barth, Heinrich: Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa, 3 vols., New York 1857-8 (see vol. III, p. 29-31). Louis Brenner: The Shehus of Kukawa, Oxford 1973 (p. 20, 32–34). Lange, Dierk: A Sudanic Chronicle: the Borno Expeditions of Idrīs Alauma, Wiesbaden 1987 (p. 114-7). External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070822212911/http://www.yobestategov.com/ngazargamu.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041029144503/http://unx1.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Kanem-Bornu.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070928151648/http://www.travelsyt.com/borno-state.htm Archaeological sites in Nigeria History of Northern Nigeria Bornu Empire Former populated places in Nigeria