Bukar became Shehu of Borno in 1881 at the death of his father Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin.

His three-year reign was marked by a deep economic crisis which forced him to impose a tax on his subjects.

[2][3] In 1851, a British expedition led by Heinrich Barth arrived in Borno.

Barth met Bukar when he was around twelve and according to him he was: the eldest son of Omar who now unfortunately seems to have the best claim to the succession, he was a child devoid of intelligence, or noble feelings This biography of a member of an African royal house is a stub.

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