The Daju were the dominant population in Darfur during the thirteenth century and are traditionally associated with the first local dynasty of the region. Their hegemony in northern Darfur was later displaced by the Tunjur in the mid-fourteenth century. The excerpt presents their political history within the wider setting of Arab migration and stresses the limited certainty of external theories about their connections.
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In the thirteenth century, Darfur was said to be in the hands of the Daju, also rendered Dajo. They are traditionally regarded as having produced the first local dynasty in the region. Their position illustrates that Darfur possessed its own political formations before the large-scale Arab movements that later altered the northern Sudan.
The Daju hegemony was concentrated in northern Darfur and did not remain secure. During the middle of the fourteenth century, it was superseded by the Tunjur, who are described as having come from Nubia and as being of Arab origin. The transition occurred in the same broad era as the westward movement of Arab nomadic groups.
The excerpt treats wider claims about Daju connections cautiously. A proposed strong political and cultural influence from Kanem during the Daju period is described as unsupported by trustworthy evidence. Possible links with western nomadic movements are considered, but the reconstruction remains uncertain.
The Daju were the dominant population in Darfur during the thirteenth century and are traditionally associated with the first local dynasty of the region. Their hegemony in northern Darfur was later displaced by the Tunjur in the mid-fourteenth century. The excerpt presents their political history within the wider setting of Arab migration and stresses the limited certainty of external theories about their connections.
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The Story
In the thirteenth century, Darfur was said to be in the hands of the Daju, also rendered Dajo. They are traditionally regarded as having produced the first local dynasty in the region. Their position illustrates that Darfur possessed its own political formations before the large-scale Arab movements that later altered the northern Sudan.
The Daju hegemony was concentrated in northern Darfur and did not remain secure. During the middle of the fourteenth century, it was superseded by the Tunjur, who are described as having come from Nubia and as being of Arab origin. The transition occurred in the same broad era as the westward movement of Arab nomadic groups.
The excerpt treats wider claims about Daju connections cautiously. A proposed strong political and cultural influence from Kanem during the Daju period is described as unsupported by trustworthy evidence. Possible links with western nomadic movements are considered, but the reconstruction remains uncertain.
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