Abd al-Qadir II was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar (1603/4 - 1606). According to James Bruce, he was the son of Unsa I, whom Bruce describes as "a weak and ill-inclined man" While he was ruler of Sennar, Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia

Susenyos of Ethiopia

Susenyos was of Ethiopia...

 sent to Abd al-Qadir a nagarit, or kettle-drum, richly decorated with gold, which was one of the traditional emblems of an Ethiopian negus

Negus

Negus is a title in Ge'ez, Tigrinya, Tigre and Amharic, used for a king and at times also a vassal ruler in pre-1974 Ethiopia and pre-1890 Eritrea. It is subsequently used to translate the word "king" in Biblical and other literature...

 or king; in return, Abd al-Qadir sent Susenyos a trained hunting falcon

Falcon

A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....

. Shortly after this diplomatic exchange, he was deposed by his brother Adlan

Adlan I

Adlan I was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar. He was the son of Ayat, although James Bruce writes he was the son of Unsa I and the brother of Abd al-Qadir, whom he deposed and exiled from Sennar. Adlan was, in turn, deposed by his nephew Badi.During his reign, Sennar was at peace with its...

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At some point following his deposition from the throne in 1606, Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia

Susenyos of Ethiopia

Susenyos was of Ethiopia...

 appointed him governor of Chilga (also known as Ayikel

Ayikel

Ayikel is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 2146 meters above sea level...

), an important market town near the Ethiopian border with Sennar.