Kyari of Borno
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Reign of Kyari
Kyari became Shehu of Borno in 1893 when the country was invaded by Rabih az-ZubayrRabih 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....
. One of his first acts was to kill his predecessor and uncle Ashimi of Borno
Ashimi of Borno
Ashimi or Hashimi was Shehu of Borno from ca.1885 to 1893.-Reign of Ashimi:Ashimi became Shehu of Borno in 1885 at the death of his brother Ibrahim Kura...
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He set to reconquer 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...
already occupied by 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....
but was captured during the battle. According to oral tradition, his last words for Rabih
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....
were
Rabih
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....
had his cut throat on the spot.