Umar of Borno

Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin (Arabic: اولعمر ابن محمد لرشيد) or Umar of Borno (died 1881) was Shehu (Sheik) of the Kanem-Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.

Umar of Borno
Shehu of Bornu
"Umar von Bornu" on 6 June 1870 by Gustav Nachtigal in his travel's narrative, Sahara und Sudan, p.594
Reign8th June 1837 - 4th October 1853 (deposed by coup)
PredecessorMuhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi, Kanemi
SuccessorAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin
Reign3rd September 1854 - December 1881
PredecessorAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin
SuccessorBukar Kura
BornUmar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin
DiedDecember 1881
Borno
Burial
IssueBukar Kura
Abba Ibrahim
Hashim
DynastyKanemi
FatherMuhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
ReligionMuslim
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