Omar II

Umar II (ʿUmar bin ʿAbdallāh ) was briefly mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-to-late 15th century, ruling approximately 1466–1467. Umar ruled during the "Era of Instability", a chaotic period of internal and external conflict in the empire.

Life Umar was a son of mai Abdullah III Dakumuni. For about a century, the empire had been plagued by civil wars between the Idrisid (descendants of mai Idris I Nikalemi) and Dawudid (descendants of mai Dawud Nikalemi) branches of the imperial family. These wars ended when the Idrisid prince Ali Gaji defeated Uthman, the last Dawudid ruler, and drove the remaining Dawudids and their supporters from the empire. Umar spent his entire reign, either a single year or three years, in competition with Muhammad V, a more powerful and successful rival claimant. Over the course of a year, Muhammad gained the upper hand in the conflict and eventually deposed (and probably killed) Umar. The site of Umar's death is recorded as Ghomtalú (or variations thereof, such as Gamtilo Jilarge).