Idris I of Kanem
| Idris I | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1329–1353 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad I |
| Successor | Dawud |
| Spouse | Famafa |
| Issue | Othman II Omar I Sa'id (?) Muhammad II Kade II Afunu Bir III Othman |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Ibrahim I Nikale |
| Mother | Hafsa |
Idris I (Idrīs bin Ibrāhīm Nikale[1]), also known as Hajj-Idris (al-Ḥājj Idrīs),[2] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1329–1353.[1]
Life
[edit]Idris was the son of Ibrahim I Nikale and Hafsa.[3] He succeeded his second cousin Muhammad I[3] as mai in 1329,[1] after Muhammad's death in battle against the Sao.[2][4] The Sao lived south of Lake Chad[4] and had risen up in the reign of Selema (r. 1322–1326). The wars against the Sao had in quick succession claimed the lives of four mais prior to Idris's accession: Selema, Kuri I Gana, Kuri II Kura, and Muhammad I.[2] It is unknown if Idris was more successful against the Sao than his predecessors and little is known of his reign overall.[2]
Idris at one point made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and is therefore also called Haj Idris.[2]
Idris had a consort named Famafa, and had several sons who would later compete for the throne.[3] Idris was succeeded as mai by his brother Dawud[3] in 1353.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2012) [1996]. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b c d e Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. pp. 638–639.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. pp. 80–81.
- ^ a b 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.
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