À partir de XIVᵉ siècle
Confluence of the Blue and White Nile and northern Sudan
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The Abdallabi were an Arab political and kin-based group descended, according to tradition, from Chief Abdallah Jamma' of the Rufa'a Arabs. Following the conquest of Soba, they dominated nomadic groups and Arabized Nubians around the Nile confluence and farther north. Their capital at Kerri commanded the main Nile. After the Funj victory in the early sixteenth century, Abdallabi chiefs remained influential but held subordinate status within the new order.
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The Abdallabi traced their political standing to Abdallah Jamma', a chief associated with the Kawasima section of the Rufa'a Arabs. Tradition remembers him as the organizer and leader of the attack on Soba, undertaken against the alleged tyranny of the kings of Alwa. The episode placed his descendants at the centre of a new Arab political formation in the region.
After Soba was conquered and its inhabitants dispersed, Abdallah’s descendants gained supremacy over nomadic kabilas and Arabized Nubians. Their sphere of authority covered the area around the confluence of the two Niles and extended farther north. They established their capital at Kerri, near the Sabluka gorge, whose position offered command over the main Nile.
The Abdallabi order was challenged by the arrival of the Funj in the Gezira. Traditions disagree over whether the two groups initially allied against Soba or fought near Arbadji, but the outcome is presented clearly: the Funj won political supremacy, while the Abdallabi chiefs entered a subordinate partnership. This arrangement nevertheless preserved their role in the political structure of the Nilotic Sudan.
À partir de XIVᵉ siècle
Confluence of the Blue and White Nile and northern Sudan
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Abdallabi were an Arab political and kin-based group descended, according to tradition, from Chief Abdallah Jamma' of the Rufa'a Arabs. Following the conquest of Soba, they dominated nomadic groups and Arabized Nubians around the Nile confluence and farther north. Their capital at Kerri commanded the main Nile. After the Funj victory in the early sixteenth century, Abdallabi chiefs remained influential but held subordinate status within the new order.
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Le récit
The Abdallabi traced their political standing to Abdallah Jamma', a chief associated with the Kawasima section of the Rufa'a Arabs. Tradition remembers him as the organizer and leader of the attack on Soba, undertaken against the alleged tyranny of the kings of Alwa. The episode placed his descendants at the centre of a new Arab political formation in the region.
After Soba was conquered and its inhabitants dispersed, Abdallah’s descendants gained supremacy over nomadic kabilas and Arabized Nubians. Their sphere of authority covered the area around the confluence of the two Niles and extended farther north. They established their capital at Kerri, near the Sabluka gorge, whose position offered command over the main Nile.
The Abdallabi order was challenged by the arrival of the Funj in the Gezira. Traditions disagree over whether the two groups initially allied against Soba or fought near Arbadji, but the outcome is presented clearly: the Funj won political supremacy, while the Abdallabi chiefs entered a subordinate partnership. This arrangement nevertheless preserved their role in the political structure of the Nilotic Sudan.
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