Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin, Umar of Bornu was Shehu (Sheik) of the Kanem-Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi, Chad, Central Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Journey from Borno to Baguirmi 1872 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

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