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Sultanate of Darfur (Keira)
1650 CE – 1874 CE
Approximate area of control ≈ approximate
- Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective link [low]
Sources: Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective; H.A. Ibrahim (with B.A. Ogot) The Sudan in the nineteenth century (General History of Africa VI, ch.14); P.M. Holt & M.W. Daly (2011) A History of the Sudan: From the Coming of Islam to the Present Day; IMWG / OCHA (2020) Sudan – Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB v03, valid 2020-08-31) - R.S. O'Fahey (2018) Foreword link [low]
Sources: R.S. O'Fahey (2018) Foreword; Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective; IMWG / OCHA (2020) Sudan – Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB v03, valid 2020-08-31) - Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective link [low]
Sources: Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective; H.A. Ibrahim (with B.A. Ogot) The Sudan in the nineteenth century (General History of Africa VI, ch.14); R.S. O'Fahey (2018) Foreword; IMWG / OCHA (2020) Sudan – Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB v03, valid 2020-08-31)
Reference points
- al-Tuwaisha (reference marker) [low] — Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective pp. 9
- Geneina (reference marker) [low] — Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective pp. 9
- Dar Masalit (reference marker) [low] — Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective pp. 9
- Dar Fertit (reference marker) [low] — Yousif Suliman Saeed Takana (trans. Awad Al Awad) (2016) Darfur – Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650–2002: An Institutional Perspective pp. 9
Dating note
Start corrected 1603→c.1650 (O'Fahey 2008). Older chronologies place Sulayman earlier; founding date genuinely uncertain. El Fasher date c.1790–91.
Key events
- Keira dynasty from Jabal Marra; founder Sulayman (Solongdungu) – O'Fahey dates the sultanate c.1650–1916
- Expansion into Kordofan under Muhammad Tayrab c.1785
- Capital fixed at al-Fashir c.1790/91 under 'Abd al-Rahman
- Conquered by al-Zubayr Rahma 1874
Capitals / sites
El Fasher
Geopolitics
Wars with Wadai in the west; eastward expansion into Kordofan c.1785; Kordofan lost after 1821; conquered by al-Zubayr 1874 (O'Fahey 2008 ToC; Holt & Daly).
Culture
Muslim Fur dynasty claiming 'Abbasi ancestry (Holt & Daly).
Economy
The Forty Days' Road (Darb al-arba'in) from Kubayh to Asyut in Egypt; slave raiding and trading (Holt & Daly; O'Fahey ToC).
Regional power
- Darfur: Research in progress unscored
Open data flags
- unscored