Idris I of Kanem

Idris I was a grandson of Mai Bir kachim and a descendant of Ibrahim Nikale. He established peaceful relationship with the Sao after four Kanem kings had been killed during conflicts with the Bornu indigenous ethnic groups or Sao. Idris I was a member of the Sayfawa dynasty.

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