Umar of Borno | |
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Shehu of Bornu | |
![]() "Umar von Bornu" on 6 June 1870 by
Gustav Nachtigal in his travel's narrative,
Sahara und Sudan, p.594 | |
Reign | 8 June 1837 - 4 October 1853 (deposed by coup) |
Predecessor | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi, Kanemi |
Successor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Reign | 3 September 1854 - December 1881 |
Predecessor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Successor | Bukar Kura |
Born | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Died | December 1881 Borno |
Burial | |
Issue |
Bukar Kura Abba Ibrahim Hashim |
Dynasty | Kanemi |
Father | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi |
Religion | Muslim |
Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin ( Arabic: عمر الأول ابن محمد الأمين) or Umar of Borno (died 1881) was Shehu (Sheik) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.
Umar came to power at the death of his father in 1837. [1] [2] Umar did not match his father's vitality and gradually allowed the kingdom to be ruled by advisers ( wazirs). Umar ruled from 1837 until November 1853 when he was deposed by his brother 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin who became Shehu. The latter only reigned until 1854 when Umar reconquered his throne. [3]
Umar ruled as Shehu for a second time from September 1854 to 1880. Borno began to decline, as a result of administrative disorganization, regional particularism, and attacks by the militant Ouaddai Empire to the east. The decline continued under Umar's sons, and in 1894 Rabih az-Zubayr, leading an invading army from eastern Sudan, conquered Borno. [4]
Umar of Borno | |
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Shehu of Bornu | |
![]() "Umar von Bornu" on 6 June 1870 by
Gustav Nachtigal in his travel's narrative,
Sahara und Sudan, p.594 | |
Reign | 8 June 1837 - 4 October 1853 (deposed by coup) |
Predecessor | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi, Kanemi |
Successor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Reign | 3 September 1854 - December 1881 |
Predecessor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Successor | Bukar Kura |
Born | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
Died | December 1881 Borno |
Burial | |
Issue |
Bukar Kura Abba Ibrahim Hashim |
Dynasty | Kanemi |
Father | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi |
Religion | Muslim |
Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin ( Arabic: عمر الأول ابن محمد الأمين) or Umar of Borno (died 1881) was Shehu (Sheik) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.
Umar came to power at the death of his father in 1837. [1] [2] Umar did not match his father's vitality and gradually allowed the kingdom to be ruled by advisers ( wazirs). Umar ruled from 1837 until November 1853 when he was deposed by his brother 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin who became Shehu. The latter only reigned until 1854 when Umar reconquered his throne. [3]
Umar ruled as Shehu for a second time from September 1854 to 1880. Borno began to decline, as a result of administrative disorganization, regional particularism, and attacks by the militant Ouaddai Empire to the east. The decline continued under Umar's sons, and in 1894 Rabih az-Zubayr, leading an invading army from eastern Sudan, conquered Borno. [4]