Ibrahim Kura

Ibrahim Kura
Shehu of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign1884/1885–1885/1886
PredecessorBukar Kura
SuccessorAshimi
DiedBetween October 1885 and February 1886
Kukawa, Bornu
IssueSanda Kura
Abubakar Garbai
Dynastyal-Kanemi dynasty
FatherUmar Kura

Ibrahim bin Umar al-Kanemi, called Ibrahim Kura, was the shehu (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1884–1885 or 1885–1886. Ibrahim seized the throne in a coup d'état after the death of his brother, Bukar Kura, and his short one-year reign was a time of uninterrupted political and economic crisis.