Rabih az-Zubayr
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Rabih az-Zubayr bin Fadlallah was a Sudanese warlord, adventurer, and slave trader who through conquests established a large and powerful empire in Central and West Africa in the late 19th century. A
Statue of Rabih at the National Museum Maiduguri in Borno State, Nigeria
One of Rabih's cannons
Battle flags of Rabih
Rabih's palace at Dikwa
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
Rabih az-Zubayr
…were consulted on military and political matters. After the conquest, the Zubat al-Kubar numbered twenty-nine, after the addition of Rabih's two sons Fadlallah and Muhammad Niebe. The al-Kanemi state was reorganised to suit Rabih's needs. The al-Kenemi shehus had allowed local rulers limited autonomy, a system…
Ruins of Rabih's former palace after the explosion at Dikwa