Potiskum

Potiskum lies west of the Bornu heartland in a country inhabited by Ngizim, Karai-Karai and Bole communities. The Ngizim chief Mai Bauya established a state here in 1809. To the south, the Bole rulers of Fika had only recently moved their own seat from Daniski. These neighbouring centres grew from distinct local traditions within the wider political landscape of Bornu and the central Sudan.