Idris I was a grandson of
Mai Bir kachim and a descendant of
Ibrahim Nikale. He established peaceful relationship with the
Sao
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
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
Sayfawa dynasty, Sefouwa, Sefawa, or Sefuwa dynasty is the name of the Muslim kings (or ''mai'', as they called themselves) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, centered first in Kanem in western Chad, and then, after 1380, in Borno (today north-easter ...
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Rulers of the Kanem Empire
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