Vᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Northern Nubia
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Al-Maqurra was the principal northern Nubian kingdom discussed in the excerpt. It remained strong enough during the Fatimid period to block Arab movement along the Nile and maintained political and ecclesiastical relations with Egypt. From the late thirteenth century, Mamluk expeditions, internal dynastic conflict, Arab incursions, and the conversion of its rulers progressively transformed it into a dependent and increasingly Muslim polity.
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Al-Maqurra formed the northern political core of medieval Nubia. Its king was regarded as protector of the patriarch of Alexandria and could use relations with the Fatimid government to intervene on behalf of the patriarch. The kingdom therefore occupied a strategic position in the political and religious geography of the Middle Nile.
During the Fatimid period, al-Maqurra remained sufficiently strong to prevent Arab nomads from advancing southward along the Nile. When Arab groups encountered this barrier, they redirected their movements toward the Eastern Desert, where mining districts and trade routes offered alternative opportunities. This strength helped preserve Christian Nubia and maintained contacts between Egypt and the regions farther south.
The kingdom’s position changed after King David raided Aydhab in 1272. Baybars responded with a punitive expedition in 1276 that reached Dongola and defeated the Nubian army, aided by conflict within the royal family. Thereafter Mamluk sultans intervened repeatedly, assigned al-Maris to the sultan, and reduced Nubian rulers to dependent figures.
The appointment of a Muslim Nubian king in 1315 accelerated the kingdom’s religious transformation. The cathedral at Dongola became a mosque in 1317, and the Banu Kanz later seized the northern Nubian throne. Their control, combined with Arab migration and continuing conflicts with the Mamluks, contributed to the disintegration of the former Christian kingdom.
Vᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Northern Nubia
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Al-Maqurra was the principal northern Nubian kingdom discussed in the excerpt. It remained strong enough during the Fatimid period to block Arab movement along the Nile and maintained political and ecclesiastical relations with Egypt. From the late thirteenth century, Mamluk expeditions, internal dynastic conflict, Arab incursions, and the conversion of its rulers progressively transformed it into a dependent and increasingly Muslim polity.
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Le récit
Al-Maqurra formed the northern political core of medieval Nubia. Its king was regarded as protector of the patriarch of Alexandria and could use relations with the Fatimid government to intervene on behalf of the patriarch. The kingdom therefore occupied a strategic position in the political and religious geography of the Middle Nile.
During the Fatimid period, al-Maqurra remained sufficiently strong to prevent Arab nomads from advancing southward along the Nile. When Arab groups encountered this barrier, they redirected their movements toward the Eastern Desert, where mining districts and trade routes offered alternative opportunities. This strength helped preserve Christian Nubia and maintained contacts between Egypt and the regions farther south.
The kingdom’s position changed after King David raided Aydhab in 1272. Baybars responded with a punitive expedition in 1276 that reached Dongola and defeated the Nubian army, aided by conflict within the royal family. Thereafter Mamluk sultans intervened repeatedly, assigned al-Maris to the sultan, and reduced Nubian rulers to dependent figures.
The appointment of a Muslim Nubian king in 1315 accelerated the kingdom’s religious transformation. The cathedral at Dongola became a mosque in 1317, and the Banu Kanz later seized the northern Nubian throne. Their control, combined with Arab migration and continuing conflicts with the Mamluks, contributed to the disintegration of the former Christian kingdom.
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