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Umar Idris

Type Figure Region Kanem Time c. 1350–1387 Also known as Umar I

Umar Idris was a 14th-century mai of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, reigning c. 1376–1387, son of Idris I.…

Timeline

  1. 1376–1380Njimi · KanemAround 1376 he became mai after Idris II and Dunama III and others, ruling the core region of the Kanem Empire; by then dynastic infighting and Bulala pressure had weakened control of the frontiers.
  2. 1381–1387Kaga · BornuAround 1380 the Bulala captured Njimi; Umar gathered the nobles and crossed west over Lake Chad, shifting the empire's center to Bornu; between 1381 and 1387 he maintained Sayfawa rule amid turmoil, dying around 1387 near Damagia, succeeded by his brother Sayf.

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