Omar I of Kanem
Ruler of Kanem and founder of the Bornu Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omar Ibn Idris, or Umar Idrismi, Idris Dunama III, was the ruler (or mai) of the Kanem Empire from 1372 to 1380.[1] He moved the capital from Njimi, Kanem to Kaga, located on the western edge of Lake Chad in present day Borno State, Nigeria.[2]