Umar Komajago, also spelled Konjaago, Komadiaga and many other variants, was the Kanfari, or ruler of the western provinces, of the Songhai Empire under his brother Askia Mohammad I from 1494 until his death in 1520.
[1] During the Askia's pilgrimage to Mecca, Umar ruled the empire loyally and competently in his absence.
[2] In 1512 Umar defeated and killed the Fula leader Tenguella after a 2-month march through the desert, bringing the Kingdom of Diarra into the Songhai sphere of influence.
[3] Umar's family became a pillar of the royal clan of Songhai, and his son Mohammad Benkan Kirya ruled as Askia from 1531 to 1537.
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