Abba Bok'a Explained

Abba Bok'a
Moti
Succession:King of the Kingdom of Jimma
Reign:1859 - 1862
Predecessor:Abba Rebu
Successor:Abba Gomol
Dynasty:Kingdom of Jimma
Religion:Islam

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.

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 mosques 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Herbert S. Lewis, A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), p. 43