''Moti'' Abba Bok'a was
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of the
Gibe Kingdom of Jimma
The Kingdom of Jimma ( om, Mootummaa Jimmaa) was an Oromo kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo Kingdom of Janjero, and w ...
(reigned 1859–1862). He was the son of
Abba Magal Abba Magal () was a leader of the Diggo Oromo, and the father of Abba Jifar I.
Previously, the Diggo, based in the area of Mana, had conquered the nearby town of Hirmata that was home to the Lalo people. This victory gave Abba Magal enough wealt ...
, and brother of
Abba Jifar I.
Reign
Because the son of his nephew, Moti
Abba Rebu, was an infant when he was killed, Abba Bok'a was made King. A devout believer unlike his predecessors, he advocated
Islam in Jimma, building many
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s and sending educated
Muslims to proselytize and teach in his provinces.
Abba Bok'a was very old at the time he became King, and died from natural causes.
[Herbert S. Lewis, ''A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia'' (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), p. 43]
References
Year of birth unknown
Bok'a
Bok'a
19th-century monarchs in Africa
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