Abba Bok'a
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Moti Abba Bok'a was king of the Gibe
Kingdom of Jimma
(reigned 1859–1862). He was the son of Abba Magal
, and brother of Abba Jifar I
.
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
s and sending educated Muslims to proselytize and teach in his provinces.
He was very old at the time he became king, and died from natural causes.
Gibe region
The Gibe region is used to indicate a historic region in modern southwestern Ethiopia, to the west of the Gibe and Omo Rivers, and north of the Gojeb...
Kingdom of Jimma
Kingdom of Jimma
The Kingdom of Jimma was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo kingdom of Janjero, and was separated from the Kingdom of Kaffa to the south by the Gojeb River. Jimma...
(reigned 1859–1862). He was the son of Abba Magal
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 wealth to compete with the dominant Oromo clan in Jimma, the...
, and brother of Abba Jifar I
Abba Jifar I
Moti Abba Jifar I was the first king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma .-Reign:Abba Jifar was the son of Abba Magal, who was a leader of the Diggo Oromo. He built upon the political and military base his father had provided him, and created the Kingdom of Jimma...
.
Because the son of his nephew, Moti Abba Rebu
Abba Rebu
Moti Abba Rebu was king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma . He was the son of Abba Jifar I.Abba Rebu was a warlike king, and said to have been tyrannical. He defeated his older brother and designated heir Abba Gommol for control of the throne, and exiled him to the Kingdom of Kaffa...
, was an infant when he was killed, Abba Bok'a was made king. A devout believer unlike his predecessors, he advocated Islam
Islam in Ethiopia
According to the latest 2007 national census, Islam is the second most widely practised religion in Ethiopia after Christianity, with over 25 million of Ethiopians adhering to Islam according to the 2007 national census, having arrived in Ethiopia in 615...
in Jimma, building many mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s and sending educated Muslims to proselytize and teach in his provinces.
He was very old at the time he became king, and died from natural causes.