Idris Aluma

Timeline

1. c. 1569–1590Gazargamu · Bornu EmpireAfter acceding, he implemented Islamic law, reorganized the court and administration, built roads and bridges, established a qadi judicial system, and recruited Arabic-language scholars to strengthen orthodox Islamic governance.
2. 1590–1600Lake Chad Basin · Bornu EmpireIn the 1590s he campaigned repeatedly, conquering Kano and elsewhere, and formed cavalry units equipped with firearms. Controlling trans-Saharan trade routes and maintaining trade and diplomatic contacts with North Africa and the Mediterranean world, the empire reached its zenith.
3. 1600–1602Bornu Empire · Bornu EmpireIn his later years he continued to consolidate frontiers and trade networks. He died in 1602; later generations recorded his campaigns and achievements in works such as the Ghazwat Idris, making him a model ruler in Bornu's oral and written traditions.