| Bukar or Bukar Kura | |
|---|---|
| Reign | December 1881 – November 1884 to February or March 1885 |
| Predecessor | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Successor | Ibrahim Kura |
| Born | c. 1830 |
| Died | November 1884 to February or March 1885 [1] Borno |
| Burial | |
| Dynasty | Kanemi |
| Father | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Religion | Muslim |
Bukar or Bukar Kura bin Umar al-Kanemi (c. 1830-c. 1884 or 1885) was Shehu of Borno from 1881 to c. 1884.
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. [2] [3]
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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