Sultanate of Sennar
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The Sultanate of Sennar was a powerful Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, centered on the Blue Nile and dominant in the region from the early 16th to the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultanate of Sennar canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic state
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ kingdom ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Blue Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Funj Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Sennar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| currency | gold ⓘ |
| declineCause |
economic weakening
ⓘ
internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ pressure from Ottoman-Egyptian expansion ⓘ |
| dominantReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInPower | Funj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Turco-Egyptian rule in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | buffer state between Ethiopia and Ottoman Egypt ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | sultan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
control of caravan routes between the Nile and the Red Sea ⓘ military power in the eastern Sahel ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
local Nubian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainExport |
gold
ⓘ
gum arabic ⓘ ivory ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| militaryFeature | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Argo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sennar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sudanese history ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | centralized monarchy with provincial governors ⓘ |
| precededBy | Alodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Blue Nile region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Sahel ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | promotion of Islam among subject populations ⓘ |
| startTime | early 16th century ⓘ |
| tradeRouteControlled |
routes between central Sudan and the Red Sea ports
ⓘ
routes between the Nile valley and the Ethiopian highlands ⓘ |
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