Ibrahim Kura of Borno

Ibrahim Kura or Ibrahim bin Umar al-Kanemi (1840s-c. 1885) was the shehu of the Kanem–Bornu Empire from 1884 to 1885 or 1885 to 1886.

Ibrahim Kura
Shehu of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign	November 1884 to February or March 1885 – October 1885 to February 1886[1]
Predecessor	Bukar Kura
Successor	Ashimi
Born	1840s
Died	October 1885 to February 1886 Borno
Burial	Kukawa
Dynasty	al-Kanemi dynasty
Father	Umar

Reign of Ibrahim

Ibrahim became shehu in 1884 at the death of his brother Bukar Kura. His uncle, Abba Masta Kura had been recognised shehu before him but Ibrahim succeeded to bribe his way to the throne. His one-year reign was marked by an intense political crisis in Kukawa.^[2][3]