Xᵉ siècle – XVᵉ siècle
Between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier
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The Banū al-Kanz were an Arab group established along Egypt’s southern frontier who acted as auxiliaries in the Mamluk advance into Nubia. They contributed to the fall of the Christian kingdom of Dongola and became its rulers after formally adopting Islam in 1317. The passage identifies them as ancestors of the modern Kenouz.
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The Banū al-Kanz were established between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier during the period of expanding Mamluk influence. The passage identifies them as ancestors of the Kenouz and presents them as one of the groups through which Egyptian power advanced into Nubia. Their position on the frontier gave them a direct role in the political transformation of the Middle Nile.
They contributed actively to the downfall of the Christian kingdom of Dongola. Their activity was not limited to military assistance: after formally adopting Islam in 1317, they became the rulers of Dongola. This placed an Arab frontier group at the head of a former Christian Nubian political center.
The Banū al-Kanz illustrate how Mamluk expansion could operate through local and tribal auxiliaries rather than solely through direct Egyptian administration. Their settlement, military involvement, religious change, and assumption of power connected the southern Egyptian frontier to the reorganization of Nubian authority.
Xᵉ siècle – XVᵉ siècle
Between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Banū al-Kanz were an Arab group established along Egypt’s southern frontier who acted as auxiliaries in the Mamluk advance into Nubia. They contributed to the fall of the Christian kingdom of Dongola and became its rulers after formally adopting Islam in 1317. The passage identifies them as ancestors of the modern Kenouz.
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Le récit
The Banū al-Kanz were established between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier during the period of expanding Mamluk influence. The passage identifies them as ancestors of the Kenouz and presents them as one of the groups through which Egyptian power advanced into Nubia. Their position on the frontier gave them a direct role in the political transformation of the Middle Nile.
They contributed actively to the downfall of the Christian kingdom of Dongola. Their activity was not limited to military assistance: after formally adopting Islam in 1317, they became the rulers of Dongola. This placed an Arab frontier group at the head of a former Christian Nubian political center.
The Banū al-Kanz illustrate how Mamluk expansion could operate through local and tribal auxiliaries rather than solely through direct Egyptian administration. Their settlement, military involvement, religious change, and assumption of power connected the southern Egyptian frontier to the reorganization of Nubian authority.
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