Idris I was a grandson of Mai Bir kachim and a descendant of Ibrahim Nikale.[1] He established peaceful relationship with the Sao 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.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Africa, International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of (1984-12-31). General History of Africa: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. pp. 258–264. ISBN 978-92-3-101710-0.
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