Idris Alawma

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Idris Alawma

king of Kanem-Bornu

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history of western Africa

In western Africa: The early kingdoms and empires of the western Sudan
…with Muslim cavalry, they enabled Idris Alawma of Bornu (end of 16th century) to impose a Muslim bureaucracy on his pagan subjects and to reconquer Kanem. This revival of the Kanem-Bornu dynasty, however, was relatively short-lived. By the 18th century it was the much smaller Hausa kingdoms, especially Kano and…
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influence on Bagirmi

In Bagirmi
When King Idris Alawma of Bornu conquered the Bagirmi about 1600, Islam was introduced; it made scant headway, however, and most people retained their traditional beliefs.
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