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Sultanate of Darfur

c. 1603 – 1916 CE · about 313 years approximate dates

The Sultanate of Darfur was ruled by the Keira dynasty in what is now western Sudan. Its sultans sent caravans across the desert to Egypt and supplied the covering (kiswa) of the Kaaba for a time. Britain conquered it in 1916.

Key facts

Datesc. 1603 – 1916 CE
RegionEast, Central & Southern Africa
ContinentAfrica
CapitalsTurra, El Fasher
FounderSulayman Solongdungu
Religion(s)Sunni Islam

Note on dates: Wikipedia dates the founding to the mid-16th or early 17th century; it was under Egyptian and Mahdist rule from 1874 to 1898.

Sources

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