Tunjur people
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The Tunjur people are an ethnic group of mixed Arab and African origin historically associated with ruling dynasties and trading communities in the Darfur and Wadai regions of western Sudan and eastern Chad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tunjur people canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Darfur Sultanate (early ruling house)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadai Sultanate (early ruling house) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| cultureArea |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
caravan trade routes across Sahel
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicity | mixed Arab and African origin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval period in central Sudan and Chad ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
eastern Chad
ⓘ
western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ruling dynasties in Darfur
ⓘ
ruling dynasties in Wadai ⓘ trading communities in Darfur ⓘ trading communities in Wadai ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afro-Asiatic languages (via Arab ancestry) ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Arab tribes of Darfur
ⓘ
Fur people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chadian ethnic groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese ethnic groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | sultanate (historically) ⓘ |
| region |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialRole |
ruling elite (historically)
ⓘ
traders ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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