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 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 | |
| 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 |
Reign of Umar
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]
Dynasty
Footnotes
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- Palmer, Herbert Richmond, The Bornu Sahara and Sudan (London: John Murray, 1936).
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