Bukari Emirate
Bukarian Emirate | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰه، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوْلُ ٱللَّٰه | |
| Status | Active |
| Capital | Bukar |
| Official languages | Fulfulde, Dunjaki Language, Hausa and Kanuri |
| Recognised national languages | Fulfulde, Hausa and English |
| Ethnic groups (2024) |
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| Religion (2024) | 100% Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Bukari |
| Government | Absolute Monarchy |
• Emir | Abubakar Ibrahim I |
| Legislature | shari'a na Bukari |
| Independence from  Nigeria | |
• Independence | February 5th 2017 |
• Abubakar Ibrahim I becomes Emir | October 9th 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.772 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
• Water (%) | 10% |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 78 |
• 2024 census | 78 |
| HDI | 0.291 low |
| Currency | Naira |
| Time zone | UTC-2 (XST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (WAT) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
The Bukari Emirate, is a project micronation in Nigeria, it was reformed originally in 2017 by Bukar Abubakar Shareef Ibrahim, who is grandfather of Abubakar Ibrahim I the Emir of Dunjakistan, Bukar created the micronation with Abubakar Ibrahim I due to Abubakar's interest in countries. it has land in two northern states which are Sokoto and Yobe the land claim is two villages which are the birthplaces of the founders. the emirate was intended as a project by Abubakar Ibrahim I in an attempt to show his grandfathers micronation. but he soon decided to take the project more seriously in 2024. the emirate stands as a project more than a serious micronation.
Etymology
Bukari emirate comes from the first emir's name, Bukar, it was named the Bukari Emirate as a tribute to Bukar Abubakar Shareef Ibrahim after his death. the suffix 'i' was added by Abubakar to denote their family name 'Ibrahim', another common name for Bukari emirate is Bukarland.
History
In the late 1980s Bukar Abubakar Shareef Ibrahim began his interest in nations, he began making nations with the help of his friends, he originally created a project called 'Bukar Republic' in his village, Bukar was unsure of Micronationalism at this time, eventually in the early 90s Bukar ended the project due to disinterest, Abubakar began showing an interest in micronationalism during a vacation to visit Bukar with family, Bukar showed Abubakar a book he made about his nation, which led to both of them to start working on it more, they eventually came up with the name Republic of Bukarland, however Abubakar found out about Emirates so he changed the name to the Abubakar Emirate, 2 years later Bukar passed away due to an illness which led to a name change in tribute which became the Bukari Emirate. The Emirate is based in the village of Goduwa in Yobe state which was the birthplace of Bukar he lived there until his death, and Abubakar's birth village in Sokoto.
Modustan Conflict
| Modustan Conflict | |||||||
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Bukari Emirate |
 Modustan | ||||||
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Abubakar Ibrahim I Usman Babagana |
Modu Zanna  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5 Soldiers | 6 Soldiers | ||||||
On October 4th 2020, Modustani soldiers were hiding in Banar region, Modu Zanna led Modustan into Banar to ambush Bukarian soldiers, Abubakar was told by Usman Babagana about the Modustani presence, Abubakar and 4 other Bukarian soldiers made way into Modustan in search of Modustani soldiers, The Modustani's were seen moving position which caused the Bukarians to close in on the area and ran the Modustani out of Banar, 2 days later the first attack by the Bukarians began, the attack lasted 7 minutes before Modustani surrender. Modu Zanna, leader of Modustan dissolved into the Bukari Emirate and joined the emirate as a soldier.
Politics and government
In the emirate there is the Emir Abubakar Ibrahim I, originally there were 2 political parties The Islamic party and Nationalist party which both dissolved in 2019. before the switch from republic to emirate, Abubakar Ibrahim I implemented sharia into the micronation with the help of a few cousins in the village who helped him with the emirate after Bukar's death. while Abubakar is away the emirate is governed by his oldest cousin Modu Zanna.
Legislature
The Bukari Emirate has a legislature called Shari'a na Bukari, they base their laws on sharia and have 5 members, Shari'a na Bukari patrols the area of Bukari once a month to ensure the population is following the rules. the leader of shari'a na Bukari is Musa Kachallah, he was appointed the position in 2020 after the Modustan conflict, the legislature is mainly based in the Banar region.
Military
The Bukari military has 12 members split in two divisions, riverside division and land division, the members are made up Abubakars friends and family from the village, they use nerf rifles and non-shooting toy rifles, they had one conflict in 2020 with another group of local children called Modustan, the Bukari conflict lasted 2 days after the Modustan military left the conflict, the military is not very active due to lack of threats from other micronations due to lack of Micronationalism in the region. the military does annual training led by Abubakar when he visits the emirate.
Foreign relations
the Bukari emirate only has relations with 1 micronation, Dunjakistan which is Abubakar Ibrahim I's main micronation, both nations share similar traditions. Bukari Emirate is open to diplomatic relations with micronations who share Islamic tradition and culture and also African micronations.
Unilateral recognition
Mutual recognition
Recognition refused
Administrative regions
There are 2 main administrative divisions in Bukari Emirate, which are shown below.
| Flag | Region | Name | Area | Population | Officials |
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Sokoto | Bukar | 1.8km | 45 | Shari'a na Bukari |
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Yobe | Banar | 200m | 33 | Shari'a na Bukari |
Geography and climate
the Bukari Emirate has a very warm climate, being in a small village of Sokoto and a small area in Yobe. reaching up to 40 degrees in summer. the Banar region is warmer due to being in Yobe state.
Demographics
The Bukari Emirate is mainly populated by the Fulbe people with Abubakar Ibrahim I being one of the Fulbe residents, The other ethnic groups are made up of Kanuri and Hausa, the original leader Bukar Abubakar Shareef Ibrahim himself was Kanuri, the gender demographics are 49% Female and 51% Male, the population entirely follow Islam of the Maliki school with a small Sufi population who follow the Tijaniyyah branch.
Economy
Bukarians use the Naira, many Bukarians sell their animals and grow plants like cassava, groundnuts, millet, guinea corn maize, rice and potatoes, most of the population are agriculturalist but some have animals to make milk products for food, many of the kanuri in Bukari emirate are merchants and sell goods to locals. they also sell milk, suya and tuwo shinkafa.
Culture
The culture of the emirate is based on northern Nigerian cultural aspects from multiple ethnic groups such as Kanuri, Fulani and Hausa, the population partakes in Islamic holidays such as Ramadan and Eid al-fitr, the locals have a cultural dance coming from the Hausa people which is performed in July, the food they eat are of northern Nigerian cuisine such as Suya, Tuwo Shinkafa, Taushe and Jollof rice. the male locals wear kaftan's and Hula caps, the women wear hijab and abaya.
Holidays
| Date | Name | Remarks |
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| March | Ramadan | The Islamic month of fasting which is observed by all locals. |
| April | Eid al-fitr | Islamic festival to mark the end of Ramadan. |