`Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin
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`Abd ar-Rahman, Abdurrahman or Darman was Shehu of Borno
from 1853 to 1854.
, `Abd ar-Rahman deposed his brother Umar
in November 1853 and became Shehu of Borno. He was considered too violent and tyrannical by his followers which explains why he only reigned for ten months before his brother reconquered his throne in September 1854.
arrived in Borno. For Barth,`Abd ar-Rahman was a
Kanem-Bornu Empire
The Kanem-Bornu Empire existed in modern Chad and Nigeria. It was known to the Arabian geographers as the Kanem Empire from the 9th century AD onward and lasted as the independent kingdom of Bornu until 1900. At its height it encompassed an area covering not only much of Chad, but also parts of...
from 1853 to 1854.
Reign of `Abd ar-Rahman
With the help of some courtiers of KukawaKukawa
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...
, `Abd ar-Rahman deposed his brother Umar
Umar of Borno
Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin or Umar of Borno was Shehu of the Kanem-Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.-Reign of Umar:...
in November 1853 and became Shehu of Borno. He was considered too violent and tyrannical by his followers which explains why he only reigned for ten months before his brother reconquered his throne in September 1854.
`Abd ar-Rahman as seen by Heinrich Barth
In 1851, a British expedition led by Heinrich BarthHeinrich Barth
Heinrich Barth was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.Barth is one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa, not necessarily because of the length of his travels or the time he spent alone without European company in Africa, but because of his singular character.-Biography:Barth...
arrived in Borno. For Barth,`Abd ar-Rahman was a