| Omar III | |
|---|---|
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1625–1645 |
| Predecessor | Ibrahim III |
| Successor | Ali III |
| Issue | Ali III |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Idris III Alooma |
| Mother | Fusam |
Omar III (ʿUmar bin Idrīs[1]), also called Hajj-Omar (al-Ḥājj ʿUmar),[2] was the mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1625–1645.[1]
Life
[edit]Omar was the son of Idris III Alooma and Fusam.[3] He succeeded his half-brother[3] Ibrahim III as mai in 1625.[1] According to the German explorer Heinrich Barth, who visited Bornu in the mid-19th century, the only noteworthy event of Omar's reign was that he made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1642.[2]
Omar was succeeded as mai by his son Ali III[3] in 1645.[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. 127. ISBN 0-7486-2137-7.
- ^ a b Barth, Heinrich (1857). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken... 1849-1855. Longmans. p. 659.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Ronald (1966). "The Bornu King Lists". Boston University Papers on Africa: Volume II: African History. Boston University Press. p. 82.
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