Ashimi or Hashimi was Shehu of Borno

Kanem-Bornu Empire

The Kanem-Bornu Empire existed in modern Chad and Nigeria. It was known to the Arabian geographers as the Kanem Empire from the 9th century AD onward and lasted as the independent kingdom of Bornu until 1900. At its height it encompassed an area covering not only much of Chad, but also parts of...

 from ca.1885 to 1893.

Reign of Ashimi

Ashimi became Shehu of Borno in 1885 at the death of his brother Ibrahim Kura

Ibrahim Kura

Ibrahim or Ibrahim Kura was Shehu of Borno from ca.1884 to ca.1885.-Reign of Ibrahim:Ibrahim became Shehu of Borno in 1884 at the death of his brother Bukar Kura. His uncle, Abba Masta Kura had been recognised Shehu before him but Ibrahim succeeded to bribe his way to the throne...

. As it had already been the case for his two predecessors, his reign was marked by an intense political and economical crisis in Kukawa

Kukawa

Kukawa is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad.The town was founded in 1814 as capital of the Kanem-Bornu Empire by the Muslim scholar and warlord Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi after the fall of the previous capital, Ngazargamu, conquered in...

.

In 1893, Ashimi lost two battles against Rabih az-Zubayr

Rabih az-Zubayr

Rabih az-Zubayr ibn Fadl Allah or Rabih Fadlallah , usually known as Rabah in French, was a Sudanese warlord and slave trader who established a powerful empire west of Lake Chad, in today's Chad....

 who was trying to invade Borno. His nephew Kyari

Kyari of Borno

-Reign of Kyari:Kyari became Shehu of Borno in 1893 when the country was invaded by Rabih az-Zubayr. One of his first acts was to kill his predecessor and uncle Ashimi of Borno....

, who was chosen to become the new Shehu, assassinated him in Maganwa.

Dynasty

External links

• Kanuri Studies Association