On this day, 125 years ago, on April 22, 1900 (March 23, 1900 in the lunar calendar), Chadian national hero Rabah passed away. Rabach Zubair (?~ 1900) The founder of the Rabah Kingdom in Chad history and a hero who resisted French colonial aggression. Born in Sudan. When he was young, he served as a cavalry in the army of Zubair Pasha, Governor of Bahr Al Ghazal Province, and was later promoted to lieutenant. The troops that left Zubair in 1879 led an army alone to develop in the south and expand their influence in the eastern part of what is now the Central African Republic. Between 1884 and 1890, he attacked the Wadai Kingdom and occupied large areas of the territories of Darcodi, Salamat and other kingdoms. In 1892, he defeated the Kingdom of Bagirmi and occupied large areas of the Shari and Logun River basins. From 1893 to 1896, the Kaniem-Bornu Kingdom was destroyed and its capital, Kukava, was occupied. On the basis of conquest, Rabah Zubair established his own kingdom, with its capital in Dikwa in 1893. In 1897, the French army invaded the Kingdom of Bagirmi and signed an alliance treaty with the Sudan, instigating the Kingdom of Bagirmi to oppose Rabah Zubair. Rabah Zubair sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Bagirmi and dealt a heavy blow to the French army. In 1900, the French army invaded Chad from three routes: north, west and south. On April 22, it fought fiercely with Rabah Zubair's army in Qusseri, and Rabah Zubair was defeated.