Idris bin Ibrahim NIkale I was king of the Kanem–Bornu Empire beginning in 1342 following the death of his nephew, Mohammed I. A grandson of Bir II, he established peaceful relationship with the Sao after the four previous Kanem kings had been killed in battle. He ruled until his death in 1366, when he was succeeded by his brother, Dawud.[1]
Preceded by
Mohammed I of Kanem
King of Kanem 1342–1366
Succeeded by
Dawud of Kanem
^Niane, Djibril Tamsir, ed. (1984). General history of Africa, IV: Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. University of California. p. 263. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
Idris bin Ibrahim NIkale I was king of the Kanem–Bornu Empire beginning in 1342 following the death of his nephew, Mohammed I. A grandson of Bir II, he...
half-brother of the 14th-century Kanem–Bornu emperor IdrisIofKanem. After the death ofIdris, Dawud was chosen as king instead of the sons ofIdris. Idris's sons...
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Islam Dawud ofKanem, the half-brother of the 14th-century Kanem emperor IdrisIofKanem Mohammed Daoud (1901–1984), governor of the province of Helmand...
Ibn Idris, or Umar Idrismi, Idris Dunama III, was the ruler (or mai) of the Kanem Empire from 1372 to 1380. He moved the capital from Njimi, Kanem to Kaga...
Sefuwa dynasty is the name of the Muslim kings (or mai, as they called themselves) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, centered first in Kanem in western Chad, and then...
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Borno empire during the reign of Mai Idris Alooma) Nasr Bultu (Mediator between western Ngizims and the Mai Idris Alooma's government) Umaru Bubaram Ibn...
Muhammed Dunama bin Hummay I (1092-1150) was the king of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and a member of the Sayfawa dynasty. He was born to Hummay and a Toubou...
in Bornu, a southern province ofKanem. The civil war continued throughout much of the 15th-century until the reign of Ali Gaji, who succeeded in defeating...
the Karai-karai land of western Kanem Borno with the sole aim of taking all the Karai-karai people to a place near him. The news of his trip and intent...
Kanei ("The Book of the Kanem Wars") in 1578. The first book describes in geographical order the military expeditions of Mai Idris Alooma: 1. against...
from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, IdrisI, the Idrisids were an Alid...
and founded a new capital, Ngazargamu. Kanem–Bornu peaked during the reign of the outstanding statesman Mai Idris Aluma (c. 1571–1603). Aluma is remembered...
a hereditary title of Chief Imam ofKanem. Writings by Ahmad Fartua an Imam during the period ofIdris Alooma provided glimpse of an active Islamic community...
historiographical works are: Idris Bidlisi's flowery "Hasht Bihist", or Seven Paradises, begun in 1502 by the request of Sultan Bayazid II and covering...
finds have occurred south of Lake Chad.[citation needed] The Kanem Empire was centered in the Chad Basin. It was known as the Kanem Empire from the 9th century...
during the rule of Mai Idris Alooma (r. circa 1575–1610) and re-conquered most of the "traditional lands" ofKanem, hence the designation 'Kanem–Bornu' for...
to accept this turn of events. Al-Adil's brother, then in Seville, proclaimed himself the new Almohad caliph Abd al-Ala IdrisI 'al-Ma'mun'. He promptly...
ofIdris II and IdrisI, respectively, eventually developed into important religious complexes and pilgrimage sites (e.g. the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II)...
Chad Kanem Empire (Kanem–Bornu) (complete list) – Salmama I, Mai (1176–1203) Dunama Dabbalemi, Mai (1203–1242) Kaday I, Mai (1242–1270) Biri I, Mai (1270–1290)...
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