Burial Kukawa House Kanemi Parents Umar of Borno | Name Bukar of Dynasty Kanemi Successor Ibrahim Kura of Borno | |
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Reign December 1881 – November 1884 to February or March 1885 Predecessor Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin Died November 1884 to February or March 1885
Borno Father Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin Children Kyari of Borno, Sanda Wuduroma of Borno Grandchildren Umar Ibn Muhammad of Borno Grandparents Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi Great grandchildren Mustafa Ibn Umar El-Kanemi of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi of Borno | ||
Bukar or Bukar Kura (c. 1830-c. 1884 or 1885) was Shehu of Borno from 1881 to c. 1884.
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Reign of Bukar
Bukar became Shehu of Borno in 1881 at the death of his father Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin. His three-year reign was marked by a deep economic crisis which forced him to impose a tax on his subjects. In Kanuri language, this tax was called kumoreji (splitting a calabash in half) which meant that Bukar appropriated half the wealth of his subjects.
Bukar as seen by Heinrich Barth
In 1851, a British expedition led by Heinrich Barth arrived in Borno. Barth met Bukar when he was around twelve and according to him he was:
the eldest son of Omar who now unfortunately seems to have the best claim to the succession, he was a child devoid of intelligence, or noble feelings
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