À partir de Vᵉ siècle
Nubia, Middle Nile
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Dongola was the principal political center named for the Christian kingdom of Nubia and later became the seat of rulers installed or supported by Egyptian power. Its transformation illustrates the extension of Mamluk influence into the Middle Nile and the role of Arab groups in the political and religious reordering of Nubia.
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Dongola appears as the principal center of the Christian kingdom of Nubia in the passage’s account of Mamluk expansion. After the northern part of Nubia was annexed in 1275, vassal princes were installed at Dongola and gradually established there. The city therefore became a key site through which Egyptian authority was exercised south of Aswan.
The Banū al-Kanz contributed actively to the downfall of the Christian kingdom associated with Dongola. Their settlements between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier placed them in a strategic position along the corridor linking Egypt to the Middle Nile. After formally adopting Islam in 1317, they became rulers of Dongola.
Dongola’s political change formed part of a broader movement involving Mamluk intervention, Arab tribal settlement, vassalage, and Islamization. The extract does not describe the city’s institutions or built environment in detail, but it identifies Dongola as the principal territorial focus of the Nubian succession crisis.
À partir de Vᵉ siècle
Nubia, Middle Nile
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Dongola was the principal political center named for the Christian kingdom of Nubia and later became the seat of rulers installed or supported by Egyptian power. Its transformation illustrates the extension of Mamluk influence into the Middle Nile and the role of Arab groups in the political and religious reordering of Nubia.
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Dongola appears as the principal center of the Christian kingdom of Nubia in the passage’s account of Mamluk expansion. After the northern part of Nubia was annexed in 1275, vassal princes were installed at Dongola and gradually established there. The city therefore became a key site through which Egyptian authority was exercised south of Aswan.
The Banū al-Kanz contributed actively to the downfall of the Christian kingdom associated with Dongola. Their settlements between Aswan and the Sudanese frontier placed them in a strategic position along the corridor linking Egypt to the Middle Nile. After formally adopting Islam in 1317, they became rulers of Dongola.
Dongola’s political change formed part of a broader movement involving Mamluk intervention, Arab tribal settlement, vassalage, and Islamization. The extract does not describe the city’s institutions or built environment in detail, but it identifies Dongola as the principal territorial focus of the Nubian succession crisis.