| Ashimi | |
|---|---|
 Official seal, 1885 | |
| Shehu of Bornu | |
| Reign | October 1885 to February 1886 - November–December 1893 |
| Predecessor | Ibrahim Kura |
| Successor | Kyari of Borno |
| Born | Hashim bin Umar al-Kanemi 1840s |
| Died | November–December 1893 Borno |
| Burial | Maganwa |
| Dynasty | Kanemi |
| Father | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Religion | Muslim |
Ashimi or Hashim bin Umar al-Kanemi (1840s-1893) was Shehu of Borno from ca.1885 to 1893.
Ashimi became Shehu of Borno in 1885 at the death of his brother Ibrahim Kura. As it had already been the case for his two predecessors, his reign was marked by an intense political and economical crisis in Kukawa. [1] Parfait-Louis Monteil, a French army officer who met Ashimi in 1891, believed that he had little direct involvement with the running of the kingdom; he also reported that the Shehu seemed pious, rather scholarly, and was someone who hated the thought of war. [2] [3]
In 1893, Ashimi lost two battles against Rabih az-Zubayr who was trying to invade Borno. His nephew Kyari, who was chosen to become the new Shehu, assassinated him in N'galagati near Geidam. [4]
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