Fadlallah bin Rabih
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Fadlallah bin Rabih ruled parts of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1900–1901, succeeding his father Rabih az-Zubayr. Fadlallah came to power in the aftermath of his father's defeat and death at the battle o
Ruins of Rabih's former palace after the explosion at Dikwa
Abubakar Garbai
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Abu Bakr ibn Ibrahim Kura al-Kanemi, known as Abubakar Garbai and Bukar Garbai, was the last ruler of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, ruling as shehu in 1900 and in 1901–1902. He later served as the first she
Fadlallah bin Rabih
…around 35 milometres south-west of Magumeri. At Marguba they learnt that the French had deposed shehu Sanda Kura and replaced him with his brother, Abubakar Garbai. They also learnt that the French no longer had a military presence at Dikwa, having left Abubakar Garbai there after learning that Fadlallah was…
Abubakar Garbai in 1912
Six emirs and sultans of Northern Nigeria gathered at the Great Durbar in Kano for a 1913 New Years celebration. Garbai is the third from the left.