THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SHEHU UMAR by keypoint Shehu Umar brought the Mai dynasty to an end in 1846 He equally put an end to be internal complaints in the empire. He converted the state to an Islamic one and made Kukawa a centre of Islamic culture. He encouraged trading in Borno. Others are Viewing: JIHAD OF ALHAJI UMAR THE EMERGENCE OF EL-KANEMI DEVELOPMENTS UNDER EL-KANEMI THE DECLINE OF BORNO THE IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHY ON HISTORY RELEVANCE OF NOK, IFE, IGBO-UKWU, AND BENIN CULTURES FOR NIGERIAN HISTORY THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION, WAR AND POLITICS ON INTER-GROUP RELATIONS